Lot 38
  • 38

Edgar Brandt, Daum

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Edgar Brandt
  • Lampe Ministre, vers 1920
  • Estampillée E.Brandt au bord de la base, le verre signé Daum Nancy  à la roue, France à la pointe
  • glass and wrough iron
  • Hauteur : 53 cm (20 7/8 in.)
structure en fer forgé martelé sertissant une verrine cache-ampoule en verre ambre-orangé marbré et givré, chapeau en verre à décor interne de même soufflé dans une résille en fer forgé

Provenance

Collection privée, Milan

Literature

E. Brandt, ferronneries d'Art, catalogue d'époque, n.p. 
Roger de Félice, 'Appareils d'éclairage', Art et Décoration, août 1920, p. 47
Giulia Feronesi, Stile 1925, éd. Vallecchi, Florence, 1966, n. 214, notre lampe reproduite
Joan Kahr, Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork, éd. Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, 1999, p. 82, n. 78

Condition

The inner shade also engraved Daum Nancy France with the croix de lorraine. A number of minor chips to edge of the larger glass shade, non visible when in place. Patina slightly rubbed, as one might expect. Some soldering marks which suggest that some of the curls have been reglued, particularly to those around the inner shade. Screws holding the shade in place not necesseraly original. Not tested or guaranteed for electricity.
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