Lot 87
  • 87

Gabriel Argy-Rousseau (1885 - 1953)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • `Huppes': a table lamp (Bloch-Dermant no. 25-27)
  • shade signed in the mould 'G.ARGY-ROUSSEAU' and 'FRANCE', base stamped to the underside 'MADE IN FRANCE'  and with indistinct monogram
  • 35.5cm. high;
  • 1ft 2in.
pâte-de-verre and wrought iron, mottled pink and purple glass

Literature

Janine Bloch-Dermant, Les Pâtes de Verre, G. Argy-Rousseau, Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1990, p.207 (for an illustration of another shade of this example, mounted on a low base)

Condition

A decorative piece of good overall appearance. Base possibly associated and with old marks and scratches. Shade with a couple of minute pinprick chips and a burst air bubble around the lower edge. In good condition overall. Not tested or guaranteed for electricity.
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Catalogue Note

Another example of this model, mounted as a veilleuse, was sold, Sotheby's New York, Pâte de Verre by G. Argy-Rousseau, 2 December 2000, lot 415.
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