Description
Albert CHEURET (1884-1966) "Argus". Exceptional illuminated wall sconce in finely chased bronze with a nuanced antique-green patina. It depicts a stylized bird of paradise with outstretched wings, represented by nine symmetrically arranged carved alabaster plaques. Handwritten signature "Albert Cheuret" on the lower right-hand edge. Circa 1925. H : 104 cm / L : 75 cm Bibliography - Guillaume Janneau, Le luminaire Art déco 1925-1937. Procédés d'Eclairages Nouveaux, Editions Charles Moreau, model reproduced p. 131. - Lumières, je pense à vous, Centre George Pompidou, Paris, exhibition June 3-August 5, 1985, Editions Herme, reproduced under no. 315, p. 162. - Guillaume Janneau, Le luminaire et les moyens d'éclairages nouveaux, Paris, 1988, p. 46.
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Albert CHEURET (1884-1966) "Argus". Exceptional illuminated wall sconce in finely chased bronze with a nuanced antique-green patina. It depicts a stylized bird of paradise with outstretched wings, represented by nine symmetrically arranged carved alabaster plaques. Handwritten signature "Albert Cheuret" on the lower right-hand edge. Circa 1925. H : 104 cm / L : 75 cm Bibliography - Guillaume Janneau, Le luminaire Art déco 1925-1937. Procédés d'Eclairages Nouveaux, Editions Charles Moreau, model reproduced p. 131. - Lumières, je pense à vous, Centre George Pompidou, Paris, exhibition June 3-August 5, 1985, Editions Herme, reproduced under no. 315, p. 162. - Guillaume Janneau, Le luminaire et les moyens d'éclairages nouveaux, Paris, 1988, p. 46.
