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17 - JEAN PERZEL (1892–1986)

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€1,000 - 1,500

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31.2%

JEAN PERZEL (1892–1986) Wall sconce, Model 652, known as “Cascade.” Conical, stepped reflector in chrome-plated metal, with a white lacquered interior, featuring seven vertically mounted, faceted, cascading frosted glass panels. Stamped ‘J Perzel’. H. 60 - W. 50 - D. 25 cm (Electrical system not tested) Bibliography: -"Modern Lighting - 1937 International Exhibition," Foreword by Paul Léon, published by Charles Moreau, Paris, 1937; slight variations, without the frosted band, reproduced on pp. 4 and 50. - Catalog “Light by Jean Perzel,” similar model reproduced on p. 99. Note: This model was chosen to adorn the Hall of Lost Steps at the League of Nations (now the UN) in Geneva.

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20th-Century Decorative Arts & Design
Tuesday, November 17
02:30 PM
164 bis, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle
92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

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Aguttes +33 1 47 45 55 55 remy@aguttes.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 220,000 lots published

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