MODERNIST WORK. One-light pendant with spherical body in white opaline glass, central suspension shaft in square-section tubular metal on a slightly stepped square base. Height: 76 cm. History: a piece to be compared with the work of Francis Jourdain. Provenance: Estate of Monsieur Louis Thirion, furniture in the mansion built in 1923 by Gibert et Ogé, which has remained in the family ever since. Expert : Madame Amélie MARCILHAC

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