A PAIR OF ALABASTER AND IRON SCONCES, CIRCA 1925

Details

PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
A Pair of Alabaster and Iron Sconces, circa 1925
each 6 in. (40.7 cm.) high, 5½ in. (14 cm.) wide, 4 in. (10.1 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris.
with Galerie Vallois, Paris.

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Lot Essay

cf. M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau Architecte-Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, p. 331 for a similar model sconce.

G. Janneau, Le Luminaire Moderne, Paris, 1992, pp. 83, 107 and 155 for similar models.

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