Pierre CHAREAU (1883-1950) - Lot 70

Pierre CHAREAU (1883-1950) Table lamp model LP 166 known as "La Fleur". Cylindrical base in patinated silver-plated metal with a diffuser composed of six alabaster plates spread out like a flower and clasped in metal feet. The cylindrical base is the ashtray from the smoking table reused to create this lamp. Created in 1924 H: 21.5 cm / D: 27 cm (wear and old restorations) Provenance : Private collection, Paris Bibliography : - Francis Lamond & Marc Bedarida. Pierre Chareau. Biography. Exhibitions. Mobilier. Tome 1. Editions Norma. Page,271. Page333 n° 29 - Les Arts de la Maison, éditions Albert Morancé, Paris, Spring 1926, pl. XVII. - M. Vellay, K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte-meublier, 1883-1950, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1984, model reproduced on pages 49-50-118. - L'arc en Seine, Pierre Chareau, exhibition catalog, May 23 - June 22, 1991, model referenced and reproduced on page 31. - Pierre Chareau architecte, un art intérieur, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Pierre Chareau exhibition catalog, 1993, model referenced and reproduced on page 156. - Ernest Tisserand, Living-room and studio: an exhibition of decorative art, in l'Art Vivant, n. 31, April 1, 1926, p. 267 for the same model in a private interior. - Jean Annet, Les lampes, in l'Art Vivant, n. 41, September 1, 1926, p. 675 - René Herbst, Un inventeur, l'architecte Pierre Chareau, éditions du Salon des Arts Ménagers, Paris, 1954, p. 73 - Les Echos des Industries, November 1926, p. 20, n. 16 We would like to thank Mr. Lamond for confirming the authenticity of this lamp. A certificate of authenticity from Mr. Lamond will be given to the purchaser on request.