Pair of 'LA548' Wall Lights, circa 1923

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PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
Pair of 'LA548' Wall Lights, circa 1923
patinated iron, alabaster
5 3/8 x 10 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (13.7 x 26 x 18.7 cm) (each)

Provenance

DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1996

Literature

M. Vellay, K Frampton, Pierre Chareau Architecte-meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1954, pp. 74-78, 88, 89, 95, 210, 330-331, 333
R. Herbst, Pierre Chareau architecte, un art interieur, Paris, 1954, pp. 74, 99
M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: architecte-meublier, 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 74-78, 101, 210
B. B. Taylor, Pierre Chareau, Designer and Architect, New York, 1992, p. 90
B. B. Taylor, Pierre Chareau, Architecte, un art Interieur, exh. cat. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris 1993, p. 157
M. Bédarida and F. Lamond, Pierre Chareau, vol. 1, Paris, 2013, pp. 33 (for a related example), 126, 132-133, 269, 333
M. Bédarida and F. Lamond, Pierre Chareau, vol. 2, Paris, 2013, pp. 20, 36, 148-151

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Lot Essay

In 1927, Pierre Chareau decorated the interior of the Grand Hotel de Tours, in which he used model 'LA 548' sconces throughout. On many walls, Chareau layered the 'LA 548' sconce with the related model 'LA415-LA317', resulting in a wall filled with a geometry of lights.

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