Louis Majorelle - A walnut and marquetry inlaid two tier étagère or occasional table of rectangular form, inlaid with rosewood and satinwood with flag irises and scroll borders, raised to reeded whiplash style supports, signature to the upper tier, height 80cm, width 78cm and depth 59cm, S/D.

Provenance - Lot 746, Sotheby's Elton John Collection four day auction sale, Wednesday 7th September 1988, still bearing sale label. 
Elton John Auction sale catalogue included with this lot.

Condition report
The top joints to the corners have opened slightly, especially to one leg where there is an old break and a glued repair but where there is still a small hole visible roughly 7mm x 3mm in size. There is an old break and attempted repair and repolish half way down the same leg

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