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PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
Pair of Sconces, Model LA 272, circa 1925
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PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
Pair of Sconces, Model LA 272, circa 1925
alabaster, patinated wrought-iron
10 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (27.3 x 14.3 x 9.5 cm)
Pair of Sconces, Model LA 272, circa 1925
alabaster, patinated wrought-iron
10 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (27.3 x 14.3 x 9.5 cm)
Provenance
Galerie Vallois, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2011
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2011
Literature
P. Migennes, "Sur deux ensembles de Pierre Chareau", Art et Décoration, Paris, May 1932, no. LXI, pp. 132, 135
M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: architecte-meublier, 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 90, 138, 198, 210, 211, 330, 331 (for related examples)
Pierre Chareau: architecte, un art intérieur, exh. cat., Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1993, pp. 12, 158, 171 (for a drawing of this model), and 203
M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: architecte-meublier, 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 90, 138, 198, 210, 211, 330, 331 (for related examples)
Pierre Chareau: architecte, un art intérieur, exh. cat., Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1993, pp. 12, 158, 171 (for a drawing of this model), and 203
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Michael Jefferson
International Senior Specialist, Senior Vice President