Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte

gilt and black metal, partially frosted glass

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Max Ingrand, Du Verre à la Lumière, Paris, 2009, p. 212

An attractive and practical pair in good overall condition. Minor old marks and scratches in places and some blemishing to gilt metal. Glass to shades possibly replaced. Typical minor nicks and chips to glass shades where screwed to frame, one with a flat chip of circa 1cm. width. Brass screws holding glass shades in place with variations and so likely to have been replaced. Not tested or guaranteed for electricity. A sought after model.
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Another example of this model sold in these rooms, Fine 20th Century Design, 27 October 2009, lot 49.