Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

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Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Armand-Albert Rateau

Pair of "Aux Papillons" Sconces

Auction Closed

April 22, 07:10 PM GMT

Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Armand-Albert Rateau

Pair of "Aux Papillons" Sconces


circa 1925

patinated bronze

each stamped twice AA Rateau/INVB and numbered 1370

9 ¼ x 6 ⅛ x 10 ¼ in. (23.5 x 15.6 x 26 cm) each

Galerie Vallois, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owners

Franck Olivier-Vial and François Rateau, Armand-Albert Rateau, Paris, 1992, pp. 21-23, 32-33, 130 and 135

Hélène Guéné, Décoration et haute couture: Armand-Albert Rateau pour Jeanne Lanvin, un autre art déco, Paris, 2006, p. 124