Pair of French Modernist Floor Lamps

Olivier Watelet, Paris

Delphine Krakoff and Reed Krakoff, Houses That We Dreamt Of: The Interiors of Delphine and Reed Krakoff, New York, 2017, p. 47 (for the present lot illustrated)

Overall in good condition. The surfaces present with scattered minor scratches, soiling, rubbing, flaking, and gentle discoloration throughout, consistent with age and use. Both base standards with scattered hairline cracks, more prominently visible to one of the lamps, all appearing stable. The base of the latter lamp with a minor lifting and a few minor losses to the plaster, all stable and as partially visible in the catalogue illustration, the longest measuring approximately 6 in. The other base with a few scattered red pencil marks. Please note that the bases are not identical. The fabric shades are later replacements and are in very good condition; one shade with a few very minor isolated spots. A very decorative pair of modernist floor lamps.
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