ORANGE DAUM & NANCY AND L. MAJORELLE VASE

signed ‘Daum # Nancy/L. Majorelle’ (on the underside) Orange glass by Daum in a wrought-iron frame by Majorelle H. 15 cm, D. 21 cm Louis Majorelle, (1859-1926) was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy. Daum is a crystal studio based in Nancy, France, founded in 1878 by Jean Daum (1825–1885). His sons, Auguste Daum (1853–1909) and Antonin Daum (1864–1931), oversaw its growth during the burgeoning Art Nouveau period.