IN THE MANNER OF MAISON CHARLES OR MAISON JANSEN, CIRCA 1950

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A SET OF FOUR VARNISHED BRONZE FOUR-LIGHT WALL LIGHTS
IN THE MANNER OF MAISON CHARLES OR MAISON JANSEN, CIRCA 1950
Each with upswept foliate-cast tapering back plate issuing reeded scrolled branches with star-shaped drip-pans and nozzles, numbered '5', '6', '7' and '8', respectively
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 19 in. (48.5 cm.) wide

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 June 2008, lot 136.

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Lot Essay

Two sets of four tôle peinte and parcel-gilt wall lights with related palm-carved back-plates, stamped 'JANSEN' and supplied by Pierre Delbée of Maison Jansen, circa 1965, were sold anonymously, Boulle to Jansen: An Important Private European Collection, Christie's London, 11-12 June 2003, lots 106-107 (£13,145 & £11,950).

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