EMILE GALLE – CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
Multi-layered glass, acid-etched red rhododendrons
With its mount
40 cm. diameter
FRENCH – “CHARDONS” WALL SCONCES, CIRCA 1900
“CHARDONS” WALL SCONCES, CIRCA 1900
Wrought iron
80 cm. high
We can attribute this work to Emile Robert, Régius or an artisan from the School of Nancy
EDWARD COLONNA – ART NOUVEAU BING – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1901
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1901
Metal, four waterleaf in relief on the base
Signed
48 cm. high
Exhibition
Dr. Martin Eidelberg, E. Colonna, Dayton Art Institute, 1984, fig. 1, p.47, n°99, p. 86 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
” Une lampe de ” L’Art Nouveau Bing “, dont le modèle a été donné par M. Colonna, ainsi qu’une autre, composée par M. Paul Follot pour la Maison Moderne, sont des lampes de table ou de bureau, à foyer caché par un abat-jour. On trouvera dans celle de M. Colonna une très grande grâce. La ligne se poursuit d’un jet depuis le pied jusqu’au sommet, accentuée par des épanouissements de feuilles, et s’arquant pour suspendre l’abat-jour de soie moulé sur des côtes en spirale “. L’Art Décoratif, March 1903, ill. p. 80
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999, ill. p. 133, n°113
EDWARD COLONNA – ART NOUVEAU BING – TABLE LAMPS, CIRCA 1901
TABLE LAMPS, CIRCA 1901
Metal, four waterleaf in relief on the base.
Signed
48 cm. high
Exhibition
Dr. Martin Eidelberg, E. Colonna, Dayton Art Institute, 1984, fig. 1, p.47, n°99, p. 86 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
” Une lampe de ” L’Art Nouveau Bing “, dont le modèle a été donné par M. Colonna, ainsi qu’une autre, composée par M. Paul Follot pour la Maison Moderne, sont des lampes de table ou de bureau, à foyer caché par un abat-jour. On trouvera dans celle de M. Colonna une très grande grâce. La ligne se poursuit d’un jet depuis le pied jusqu’au sommet, accentuée par des épanouissements de feuilles, et s’arquant pour suspendre l’abat-jour de soie moulé sur des côtes en spirale “. L’Art Décoratif, March 1903, ill. p. 80
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999, ill. p. 133, n°113
JULES JOUANT – CENTER TABLE, CIRCA 1900
CENTER TABLE, CIRCA 1900
Silvered bronze
Signed
60 x 50 cm.
EMILE GALLE – IMPORTANT LAMP, CIRCA 1900
IMPORTANT LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Triple glass with metallic powder inclusions with a design of butterflies on the shade on a arborescent landscape. Fired polished and hammered
The mount in patinated bronze
Etched signature
70 cm. high
Diameter of the shade: 40.5 cm.
ABEL LANDRY – LA MAISON MODERNE – PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
Silver pewter
28.5 cm. high
Bibliography
Illustrated in La Maison Moderne’s catalog
The Modern Style, J. Hoffmann Jr, p. 221
ABEL LANDRY – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1907
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1907
Dark patinated bronze
Signed
48.5 cm high; 25.2 cm. wide
Bibliography
Répertoire d’art décoratif moderne, tome III, ill. p. 60, n. 76
ABEL LANDRY – LA MAISON MODERNE – PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze with original patina
Fitted for two lights each
Signed
33 cm. high
Bibliography
Documents sur l'Art Industriel au XXème siècle, edited by La Maison Moderne, Paris, Les appareils d'éclairage, ill. p. 7, under the reference “Candélabre n°1561-1”
MAX BLONDAT – “LA VAGUE”, 1902-1903
“LA VAGUE”, 1902-1903
Rare pair of gilt bronze and moonstone table lamps, original patina.
Signed.
Height: 49 and 42 cm.
Exhibition
Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1903.
Exposition de l'Habitation, Grand Palais, Paris, 1904. Stand de la maison Diot.
Bibliography
L'Art Décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, 1903, premier volume, Armand Guérinet, éditeur, Librairie d'Art Décoratif, Paris, reproduit planche 90.
L'Art Décoratif, août 1904, repr. p. 17.
Victor Arwas, Art Nouveau: The French Aesthetic, Andreas Papadakis Publisher, London, 2002, ill. p. 279
MAURICE BOUVAL – THIEBAUT FRERES – CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Signed Bouval, numbered 9240. With foundry mark
11 cm. high
20.5 cm. long
MAURICE BOUVAL – THIEBAUT FRERES – RARE CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
RARE CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Signed Bouval and Thiébaut frères, numbered 1851
10 cm. high
16 cm. long
GEORGES DE FEURE – ART NOUVEAU BING – RARE PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
RARE PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Bearing the Art Nouveau Bing store label
43 cm. high
Bibliography
L’Art appliqué, 1904-1905, H. Laurens éditeur, ill pl. 23
Ian Millman, Georges de Feure Maître du Symbolisme et de l’Art Nouveau, éditions ACR, Paris 1992, ill. p. 172
Ian Millman, Georges de Feure 1868-1943, Catalogue de l’exposition Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, ill. p. 87, n. 100
MARIUS MARS-VALLETT – COLIN & CIE. – “LOIE FULLER” CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
“LOIE FULLER” CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze
Signed
23.5 cm. high
MAURICE BOUVAL – COLIN & CIE – PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze, the base in marble
Signed and with foundry mark E. COLIN & Cie / PARIS
33.4 cm. high
FRANK SCHEIDECKER – TABLE LAMP, 1907
TABLE LAMP, 1907
Hand cut copper, brass and bronze
Signed FS on the tank
90 cm. high
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1907
Bibliography
Paris Salons, vol. V, p. 483
ALEXIS ANDRE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina. The base is decorated with berries
Signed and marked I H F Fondeur Paris and COPYRIGHT BY A ANDRÉ. With foundry mark
53 cm. high
Exhibition
Salon des artistes français, Paris, 1903
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, 1er volume, 1903, ill. pl. 77
LOUIS CHALON – MAISON PAUL LOUCHET – “LE SOMMEIL ET L’EVEIL”, CIRCA 1900
“LE SOMMEIL ET L’EVEIL”, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with two patinas
Signed
Marked Louchet under the base
11.5 cm. high
9.5 cm. high
GEORGES DE FEURE – PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
Patinated bronze, each flower holder in Louis Comfort Tiffany glass and the shades after a model by L.C Tiffany
50 cm. high
The original drawing of this design by Georges De Feure is kept in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
(See: Gabriel P. Weisberg, L’Art Nouveau Bing – Paris Style 1900, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., publishers, New York, 1986, p. 174, n. 34.)
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 (Bing pavilion)
Georges de Feure 1868-1943, Musée Van Gogh, Amsterdam, 26 November 1993-13 February 1994, ill. p. 88 n. 103 in the exhibition catalogue
Georges de Feure – Du symbolisme à l’art nouveau (1890-1905), Musée départemental Maurice Denis, Saint-Germain-En-Laye and Fondation Neumann, Gingins, Switzerland, March-September 1995, p. 91, n. 109 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, January 1901, ill. p. 87
L’Art Décoratif, April 1901, ill. p. 23
La Décoration Ancienne et Moderne, 10th year, ill. pl. 36
PAUL BRINDEAU DE JARNY – PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Chased and silvered melted bronze with a design of ivy
Signed
29 cm. high
Identical model at the Petit Palais, inv. OGAL 00136
Exhibition
Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1904
Bibliography
Karin Blanc, Ferronnerie en Europe au XXème siècle, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2015, ill. p. 153
LEO LAPORTE BLAIRSY – SUSSE FRERES – “RELIQUE” NIGHT LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
“RELIQUE” NIGHT LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
Bronze
Signed and titled. With foundry mark
34 cm. high
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
Bibliography
Illustrated in the Susse Frères catalogue of 1905, pl. 15
LOUIS MAJORELLE – DAUM NANCY – “CHARDONS DEUX LUMIERES” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
“CHARDONS DEUX LUMIERES” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Patinated wrought-iron and etched glass shades by Daum
Signed
54 cm. high
Only a handfull of known examples to exist
ALBERT DAMMOUSE – GILBERT RENE PEJAC – TABLE LAMP, UNIQUE, 1910
TABLE LAMP, UNIQUE, 1910
The base in copper; the shade in pâte d’émail with a decoration of leaves and butterflies in flight
27 cm. high
11 cm. diameter
At the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts of 1910, Gilbert Pejac exhibited two table lamps in patinated copper with shades by Dammouse
The other was offered at Christie’s Geneva in 1993
Exhibition
Musée du verre de Conches, Conches en Ouche, Animal – Bestiaire de verre de la fin du XIX siècle à nos jours, 9 March-24 November 2019, ill. pp. 32, 33
Bibliography
Karin Blanc, Ferronnerie en Europe au XXème siècle, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2015, ill. p. 195
Provenance
Acquired from Dammouse nephews
LOUIS MAJORELLE – DAUM NANCY – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Marmorean glass and wrought iron. The base in marble
Dimension of the shade: 30 x 14 cm.
63 cm. high (with the base)
This model is illustrated in the Maison Majorelle catalogue without the base
MAURICE DUFRENE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Bronze
Signed
33 cm. high
LOUIS MAJORELLE – “POINCARE” FLOOR LAMP, VERY RARE, CIRCA 1900
“POINCARE” FLOOR LAMP, VERY RARE, CIRCA 1900
Patinated wrought iron, the shade in alabaster
197 cm. high
Bibliography
Alastair Duncan, Majorelle, Flammarion, 1991, n. 114
FREDERIC BOUCHERON – EMILE GUILLAUME – LUCIEN HIRTZ – A PAIR OF ‘’FLAMBEAUX’’ CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
A PAIR OF ‘’FLAMBEAUX’’ CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Fine-cut gilt silver, carved ivory and translucent enamel
Signed F. Boucheron and Emile Guillaume, with silversmith and French Minerva marks
32.5 cm. high
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
L’Exposition des ivoires, Palais Galliera, June 1903
Exposition de la Maison Boucheron, described as ”Flambeaux. Statuettes d’ivoire”, by Guillaume
Boucheron 130 années de création et d’émotion, Institut de France,
Musée Jacquemard – André, Paris,
16 September – 31 October 1988, n. 61 in the catalogue
FRENCH – LOUIS MAJORELLE – “FEMME AUX IRIS”, A PAIR OF WALL SCONCES DESIGNED FOR THE RESTAURANT LUCAS CARTON, CIRCA 1902
“FEMME AUX IRIS”, A PAIR OF WALL SCONCES DESIGNED FOR THE RESTAURANT LUCAS CARTON, CIRCA 1902
Gilt and chased bronze, the petals of the iris in hammered copper
96.5 cm. high
39.5 cm. wide
Lucas Carton is one of the first gourmet restaurants in Paris. Located on the prestigious Place de la Madeleine,
it is famous for its exceptional Art Nouveau interior designed by Louis Majorelle at the turn of the 20th century
The pair of appliques we are offering was acquired from the Benedict Silverman Collection, New York
Bibliography
Fin de siècle masterpieces from the Silverman collection, New York, 1989, one wall-light illustrated p. 180, n. 90
RENE LALIQUE – HECTOR GUIMARD – PAIR OF WALL-LIGHTS “ÉPIS DE BLÉ”, TRIPTYCH FOLDING MIRROR, FIREPLACE, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF WALL-LIGHTS “ÉPIS DE BLÉ”, TRIPTYCH FOLDING MIRROR, FIREPLACE, CIRCA 1900
René Lalique (1860-1945)
Pair of wall-lights “Epis de blé”, circa 1908
Gilt bronze and moulded glass
65 x 43 cm.
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif, n. 20, 1908, p. 54
Hector Guimard (1867-1942)
Triptych folding mirror, circa 1900
Gilt bronze with a vegetal relief decoration
The original drawing is in the archives of the Cercle Guimard, Paris
78.7 cm. high
102.5 cm. wide
Fireplace and surrounds, circa 1900
White marble and black painted cast iron
The fire-surround signed Hector Guimard lower right
137 cm. wide
112 cm. high
35 cm. deep
Bibliography
Guimard, Paris, Musée d’Orsay; Lyon, musée des arts décoratifs et des tissus, 1992-1993, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1992,
ill. p. 68
Provenance
Apartment located in one of the buildings designed by Hector Guimard rue La Fontaine, 16th Arrondissement, Paris
EDGAR WILLIAM BRANDT – DAUM NANCY – A GINKO BILOBA CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
A GINKO BILOBA CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
Bronze, wrought iron, the shade in glass by Daum Nancy
Signed
51 cm. high; 36 cm. diameter
GEORGES DE FEURE – ART NOUVEAU BING – CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Bronze
29 cm. high
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, 1901, vol. I, ill. p. 87
L ‘Art Décoratif, April 1901, ill. p. 28
CAMILLE COLOT – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1909
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1909
Wrought iron; the original shade in carved horn
Signed
53 cm. high
Exhibition
Salon des Artistes Français, Paris, 1909
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif aux Salons de 1909, Librairie d’Art Décoratif, Armand Guérinet éditor, ill. pl. 35-36
FRENCH – “MUGUET, SERPENT ET GRENOUILLES” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
“MUGUET, SERPENT ET GRENOUILLES” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Gilt and silvered bronze
45 cm. high
PAUL FOLLOT – LA MAISON MODERNE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1904
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1904
Patinated bronze base, the shade in openwork metal
Signed on the base
Bibliography
Le Style Moderne – L’Art Appliqué, 1ére année, 1903-1904, H. Laurens, éditeur, ill. pl. 5, fig. 4
GEORGES DE FEURE – PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze
34 cm. high
Bibliography
George De Feure, Maître du symbolisme et de l’Art Nouveau, Ian Millman, 1992, ill. p. 172
George De Feure, du symbolisme à l’art nouveau (1890-1905), Musée départemental Maurice Denis Le Prieuré, 1995, ill. p. 90, n. 108
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999, ill. p. 139, n. 122
LOUIS MAJORELLE – DAUM NANCY – CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
Wrought iron and glass white shades with strips in relief, the mount by Louis Majorelle
Acquired directly at the crystal Daum factory around 1992
Signed
20.5 cm. high
14.3 cm. diameter
LOUIS MAJORELLE – DAUM NANCY – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1910
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1910
Wrought iron base and mottled glass shade
the inner part acid etched with a fern motif
70 cm. high
COLIN & CIE – LOUIS CHALON – “WOMAN WITH A TORCH” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
“WOMAN WITH A TORCH” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze, original frosted glass shade
The base in marble
Signed and with foundry mark
56 cm. high
PAUL FOLLOT – LA MAISON MODERNE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Silvered bronze with original patina, with a stylized vegetal decor
Signed on the foot
60 cm. high
MAURICE DUFRENE – LA MAISON MODERNE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Silvered patinated bronze
62 cm. high
32 cm. diameter
DAUM NANCY – IMPORTANT LAMP, CIRCA 1900
IMPORTANT LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Marmorean glass, ironwork mounting with floral design
Signed Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine
78 cm. high
MAURICE BOUVAL – THIEBAUT FRERES, FUMIERE and GAVIGNOT – PAIR OF CANDELABRAS “IRIS” OR “REVE ET OBSESSION” CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDELABRAS “IRIS” OR “REVE ET OBSESSION” CIRCA 1900
Figural gilt bronze; the base in green onyx
Signed, and stamped with foundry mark
54.6 cm. high
Exhibition
Salon des Artistes Français, 1898, for a variation of the design with two branches in silver, probably executed by Falize
Salon du Mobilier, Paris, 1905
Bibliography
Revue des arts décoratifs, 1898, inset plate p. 170, for a variation of the design with two branches
Les bronzes, l’orfèvrerie, la bijouterie au Salon du Mobilier de 1905, pl. 194: candélabre Iris
edited by Thiébaut, Fumière & Cie,
avenue de l’Opéra
A. Duncan, Art Nouveau & Art Deco Lighting, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1978, pl. XXIX
Macklowe Gallery, Dynamic Beauty, ill. p. 77
EDOUARD-MARCEL SANDOZ – “SINGE” WALL-LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
“SINGE” WALL-LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
Patinated bronze
Signed E. M. Sandoz
40 cm. high
Bibliography
L'Art décoratif, May 1914, ill. p. 174
Félix Marcilhac, Sandoz sculpteur figuriste et animalier, ill. p. 390-391, n. 773
MAURICE BOUVAL – PAIR OF WALL SCONCES, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF WALL SCONCES, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze featuring two nymphs emerging
from foliage, fitted for two lights each
Signed
44 cm. high