Lot 261
  • 261

Pierre Chareau

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • Pierre Chareau
  • Lampe à ailettes, modèle LP 180, variante simple, vers 1922-1924
  • metal and alabaster
  • Hauteur : 30 cm (11 7/8 in.) Largeur : 25 cm (9 7/8 in.) Profondeur : 22 cm (8 3/4 in.)
fer battu, abat-jour orientable à deux dalles d'albâtre jointes en triangle

Provenance

Monsieur Bernheim, Paris 

Literature

Edmond Fleg, Nos décorateurs, Les Arts de la Maison, hiver 1924, p. 18
Georges Rémon, Les créations de Pierre Chareau, Mobilier et Décoration, novembre 1927, p. 103
René Herbst, Un Inventeur, l'architecte Pierre Chareau, éd. du Salon des arts ménagers, Union des Artistes Modernes, 1954, p. 78
Marc Vellay, Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau, architecte-meublier 1883-1950, éd. du Regard, Paris, 1984, p. 121
Félix Marcilhac, Connoisseur's Choice, The Staste, n. 1, septembre-octobre 1990, reproduit p. 74
Pierre Chareau architecte, un art intérieur, catalogue d'exposition, Pierre Chareau, 1883-1950 au Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 3 novembre 1993-17 janvier 1994, p. 154
Dominique Vellay, La Maison de Verre - Le chef-d'oeuvre de Pierre Chareau, éd. Actes Sud, Arles, 2007, pp. 100-101, 103

Condition

Bon état général. Les plaques d'albâtre avec de petits éclats sur le pourtour. Rayures sur le métal, deux trous percés sur la base du métal indiquent que cette lampe est le modèle qui avait une potence à l'origine. Traces d'oxydation. Good overall condition The alabaster plates with small edge chips. Scratches to the metal, two holes to the metal indicated that the model had a bracket originally. Traces of oxidiz ation. Consistent with use and age
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