Lot Essay
Triton was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite who liked to ride the waves, which he blew on to either invigorate or calm.
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'TRITON' A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE WALL LIGHTS
Details
GEORGES de KERVEGUEN
'TRITON' A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE WALL LIGHTS
each one modelled with wind blown hair, the light bulb mounted as if blowing a bubble, signed in the maquette of one G de Kerveguen
9in.; 11in. (23cm.; 28 cm.) high respectively; depth approximately. 14½in. (37cm.) (2)
'TRITON' A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE WALL LIGHTS
each one modelled with wind blown hair, the light bulb mounted as if blowing a bubble, signed in the maquette of one G de Kerveguen
9in.; 11in. (23cm.; 28 cm.) high respectively; depth approximately. 14½in. (37cm.) (2)
Literature
Victor Arwas, Art Nouveau - The French Aesthetic, Papadakis, London, 2002, p.282 (design illustrated)
Special notice
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