33 - Edouard COLONNA (1862–1948)

Edouard COLONNA (1862–1948) Rare lamp with a bronze base featuring a brown patina and chiseled petal decoration, topped by two stems forming the arms and a mount encircling a honeycomb-patterned tulip made of filigree glass in shades of pink and opaque orange Signed “Colonna” on the base and “Daum Nancy” inside the tulip Model created around 1898 H: 48 cm Note: This lamp was designed by Edouard Colonna for Samuel Bing’s “Maison de l’Art Nouveau” in 1898. It is similar to the “Bourrasque” lamp model created jointly by Émile Gallé and Edouard Colonna. Bibliography: Wolf Uecker, Jacques Hartz, *Art Nouveau and Art Deco: Lamps and Candlesticks*, Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, 1986; a similar model is reproduced there under number 70. A French silversmith, Edouard Colonna was one of the leading figures in the revival of the decorative arts in the late 19th century. As a collaborator of Siegfried Bing in Paris beginning in 1898, he contributed to the emergence of the Art Nouveau aesthetic, developing a decorative language in which organic forms took center stage. This remarkable lamp exemplifies this sensibility, in which formal exploration is combined with mastery of materials. Its bronze base, with a brown patina and finely chiseled with petal motifs, extends into two elegant stems that encircle a filigree glass tulip. The pink and orange hues of the glass, subtly enlivened by its honeycomb structure, contrast with the deep patina of the bronze. This work elegantly illustrates the dialogue between sculpture and glass art, characteristic of Art Nouveau at its peak.