Lot 104
  • 104

André Dubreuil

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • André Dubreuil
  • Pair of Unique Table Lamps
  • patinated and enameled steel, paper shades
  • 36 1/4  in. (92.1 cm) high each21 5/8  in. (54.9 cm) diameter of shades

Provenance

Commissioned directly from the artist through Galerie Mougin, Paris, 2012

Literature

Jean-Louis Gaillemin, André Dubreuil: Poète du Fer, Poet of Iron, Paris, 2006, p. 189 (for a related model)
Delphine and Reed Krakoff, Houses That We Dreamt Of: The Interiors of Delphine and Reed Krakoff, New York, 2017, pp. 101 and 103 (for the present lot illustrated)

Condition

Overall very good condition consistent with age. A few minor possible chips and instances of wear to the edges of the enameled elements, possibly from the time of production. The base edges of the lamp also with some instances of wear to the enamel, the largest measuring approximately ¼ x 1/8 inch. The shades are later replacements.
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