Lot Essay
Another example of this model was sold at Christie's, Design, 17 October 2018, lot 273.
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'La Voie Lactée', a figural lamp, circa 1904
Details
LÉO LAPORTE-BLAIRSY (1867-1923)
'La Voie Lactée', a figural lamp, circa 1904
silvered bronze, cased glass carved with stars
cast by Susse Frères, Paris, France
16 ½ in. high (42 cm.)
signed in cast LEO LAPORTE BLAIRSY with foundry mark SUSSE FRERES EDITEURS PARIS and further stamped M
'La Voie Lactée', a figural lamp, circa 1904
silvered bronze, cased glass carved with stars
cast by Susse Frères, Paris, France
16 ½ in. high (42 cm.)
signed in cast LEO LAPORTE BLAIRSY with foundry mark SUSSE FRERES EDITEURS PARIS and further stamped M
Literature
Other examples illustrated:
A. Duncan, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting, London, 1978, p. 111;
A. Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Vol. V: Objets D'Art & Metalware, Woodbridge, 1999, p. 367;
P. Forster, Radikal schön, Jugendstil und Symbolismus, Die Sammlung Ferdinand Wolfgang Ness, Wien, 2019 162-63, 189.
A. Duncan, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting, London, 1978, p. 111;
A. Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Vol. V: Objets D'Art & Metalware, Woodbridge, 1999, p. 367;
P. Forster, Radikal schön, Jugendstil und Symbolismus, Die Sammlung Ferdinand Wolfgang Ness, Wien, 2019 162-63, 189.
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Another example of this model was sold at Christie's, Design, 17 October 2018, lot 273.