Pair of 'Masque' Sconces, Model LP180, circa 1923

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PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
Pair of 'Masque' Sconces, Model LP180, circa 1923
patinated wrought iron, alabaster
8 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 11 ¾ in (22 x 34 x 30 cm) (each)

Literature

R. Chavance, "Le XIVe Salon des artistes décorateurs, Art et Décoration, Paris, June 1923, p. 173
M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte-meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 150, 294
C. Boutonnet, C. Boutonnet, and R. Ortiz, Pierre Chareau, exh. cat., L’Arc en Seine, Paris, 1991, pp. 18-19
B. Brace Taylor, Pierre Chareau: Designer and Architect, Cologne, 1992, pp. 21, 82
Pierre Chareau: ou le meuble en mouvement, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques de Vos, Paris, 1993, pp. 42-43
Pierre Chareau: architecte, un art intérieur, exh. cat., Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1993, p. 154
M. Bédarida and F. Lamond, Pierre Chareau, Volume 1: Biographie, Expositions, Mobilier, Paris, 2023, pp. 49, 330

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Lot Essay

This model was displayed at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, 1925 and can be seen in a period photograph of the artist's living room hanging above works by Pablo Picasso and Jacques Lipchitz.

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