Lot Essay
A period image of the present lot is in the archive of Applied Art of the 20th Century, Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Rome.
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THE COLLECTION OF FRANCESCO AND CHIARA CARRARO, VENICE
ALBERTO GERARDI (1889-1865)
A FLOOR LAMP, CIRCA 1915-1920
Details
ALBERTO GERARDI (1889-1865)
A FLOOR LAMP, CIRCA 1915-1920
wrought-iron, marble and iridescent glass
91 3/8 in. (232 cm.) high
A FLOOR LAMP, CIRCA 1915-1920
wrought-iron, marble and iridescent glass
91 3/8 in. (232 cm.) high
Literature
G.U. Arata, Ferri battuti e ferri sbalzati di A. Gerardi, Milano, 1923/Rome, 1964 for more information on the artist;
I. de Guttry, M. P. Maino, Metalli Liberty e Deco, Pero, 2013, p. 5 for a detail and p. 85 for an illustration of this lamp.
I. de Guttry, M. P. Maino, Metalli Liberty e Deco, Pero, 2013, p. 5 for a detail and p. 85 for an illustration of this lamp.
Further details
The present floor lamp is one of the most successful examples of the Stile Floreale, the Italian Art Nouveau movement. Gerardi was a student of Duilio Cambellotti and often worked with iron, copper, silver and precious metals. The present work can be regarded as an homage to his teacher. The wheat sheaf elements composing the upright supports of the floor lamp echo the symbol often seen beside Cambellotti’s signature on his own works.