Pierre CHAREAU (1883-1950) Petite religieuse" table lamp with conical walnut base topped by four alabaster plaques with triangular bodies set in a black patinated metal frame. Created circa 1923. H: 41.5 cm / Diam: 53 cm (Small edge chips, burn marks and cracks) Bibliography - Lumière je pense à vous, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1985, exhibition catalog, model referenced under no. 210 and reproduced on p. 150. - Pierre Chareau architecte, un art intérieur, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1993, exhibition catalog, model referenced and reproduced on p. 155. - Marc Bédarida and Francis Lamond, Pierre Chareau, tome 1, Norma Editions, Paris, 2023, similar model reproduced p. 332 under reference 21.

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