Ceiling lamp "Paysage de montagne vue travers un châtaignier" (Mountain landscape behind chestnut leaves), 'Cristallerie de Pantin, Paris, 1907-19 clear glass, yellow underlay inside, brown overlay outside, decoration: view of a mountainous lake landscape under hanging chestnut branches, stylized chestnut leaves and fruit in the center, signed "de Vez" (etched) on the upper rim, probably designed by Camille Tutré de Varreux (1872-1942), d: 29 cm (shade), three-chain gilded metal suspension with two firing points (w 22), h. total: 53 cm, attention: electrification possibly dangerous, because not checked! Limit 585,-

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