A SILVERED BRONZE FIGURAL LAMP
A SILVERED BRONZE FIGURAL LAMP

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A SILVERED BRONZE FIGURAL LAMP
CAST FROM A MODEL BY PIERRE LE FAGUAYS, 1930s
cast as a stylised female nude, poised on tiptoes with arms raised above supporting circular alabaster shade, on a stepped square section black onyx base, base with incised signature 'Le Faguays
33 1/2in. (85.2cm.) high

Lot Essay

The feeling of stillness that LeFaguays evoked by this female figure, with her arms and legs held close to her body, is atypical of the work of most Art Deco sculptors, who tended to show women as dancers, athletes or warriors, as below.

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