La Maitrise Cabinets

A handsome French Art Deco shelving unit. Five rosewood veneer cupboards topped with a chrome framed hessian trim glass shelving cabinet. The centre...

Large 1930s art deco wardrobe in the style of Maurice Dufrène. This armoire has two hinged side doors opening onto a series of shelves and a central door with a large mirror opening...

This handcrafted French Art Deco sideboard from the 1940s features elegant brass details and a timeless design. It has two storage compartments, hidden behind graphic detailed door ...

Important and spectacular French Art Deco vanity in beautifully figured thuya wood, attributed to Maurice Dufrène. Created in full burl wood with marquetry inlay, this vanity has the original beveled cheval mirror that slightly swivels, along with the original veined marble tops in light yellow, burnt umber, ochre and rouge. Two cabinet doors on either side of the vanity each open to reveal four spacious drawers that fill the interior space. Original nickeled bronze pull handles...

Art Deco glazed cabinet in oak by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940 This stunning Art Deco cabinet is made in Normandy, France, circa 1940. It is made from oak and is in excellent orig...

Walnut burl wood cabinet with black colored glass top with six drawers, two front doors with locks and two curved doors worked in pure Deco style at the end of the 40s.

French Art Deco parcel gilt, mahogany rosewood commode with inset black marble top over a swag carved frieze with 2 long drawers (attributed to MAURICE DUFRENE)

Art Deco Cabinet by E Jacquemin A lovely French Art Deco cabinet produced by Emille Jacquemin in the 1920’s in burr walnut and solid walnut, the cabinet is of exceptional quality wi...

A French Art Deco Library bookcase in Mahogany and other exotic veneers, the emblem on the two blind doors is excellent work the cabinet has ...

Jolie bahut par Maurice Dufrêne. Il s’agit d’une commande spéciale pour un appartement à Paris boulevard Malsherbes. Le plan d’origine de la commanditaire est joint.

French Early Classic Art Deco cabinet/vitrine by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1912, in gilt sculpted wood . This cabinet is pictured in Dufrène's own Hôtel Parrticulier (private residence), at 22, rue Bayard in Paris, taken in 1918 (see photo below). The lemonwood version of this cabinet was exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in 1912 and is now on permanent display at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris (see photo below). This cabinet is in original condition and a scan of the original drawing is shown here. Maurice Dufrêne (1876 - 1955) One of the premiere French designers of the 20th Century, Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He was educated at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1899, at the age of just 23, he became the director and manager of La Maison Moderne. This shop represented an association of artists who were working together to create designs which could be produced in multiples. Dufrene's work was first shown at salons in 1902 and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d'Automne and Salons of Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the movement "Art Deco" its name), Dufrene's designs included luxury boutiques, the living room of Une Ambassade Francaise pavilion, the music salon...

Art Deco display cabinet from the 1940s. The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation. The display case is finished with high gloss polish. Dimensions: he...