Lot 285
  • 285

Gilbert Poillerat for Serge Roche

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • A lamp stand
  • 213.5cm. high by 63cm. wide by 63.5cm. deep;
  • 84in., 2ft ¾in., 2ft 1in.
wrought iron, the openwork bulbous top above a spiral-wrapped stem and scrolling base with an X-form stretcher

Condition

A striking lamp of good overall condition. Old marks and scratches overall, with some paint marks. One section of openwork surrounding the shade is loose. Base with a number of minor dents. Not tested or guaranteed for electricity. Stylish and ready for display.
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Catalogue Note

A lamp of this design is featured in the contemporary fashion photograph illustrated above (François Baudot, Gilbert Poillerat, Maître Ferronnier, 1992, p. 129). For the original drawing and a white-painted version in a contemporary photograph of an exhibition on the Boulevard Haussmann in 1934, see Patrick Mauriès, Serge Roche, Paris, 2006, pp. 8-9, 139; a model in a design for Roche's rue las Cases apartment of 1935 appears on p. 128.