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1930s crystal ball lamp by Jacques Adnet

Creator: Jacques Adnet
Offered by: Valerie Wade

Description
Classic design: Tilting crystal ball lamp on a circular chrome base.

Provenance: Private Collection, Buenos Aires – recently brought over to UK.

Jacques Adnet (1900–1984) understood the beauty of combining practicality with geometric simplicity. His Crystal Ball Lamp is one such combination and has become a classic in the repertoire of French design. At the peak of his artistic career he decorated the private apartments of the French President at the Elysée Palace and the meetings room of the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

14cm high (excl. shade) x 9cm diam. (base).

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Notes:	Private Collection, Buenos Aires – recently brought over to UK.
Origin:	France
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Classic design: Tilting crystal ball lamp on a circular chrome base.
Condition:	Distressed. Wear consistent with age and use.
Creation Date:	1930s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Art Deco
Dealer Reference #:	LT1023
Incollect Reference #:	291491

Dimensions

H.	5.51 in;	Diam.	3.54 in;
H.	14 cm;	Diam.	9 cm;

Message from Seller:

For the last thirty years, Valerie Wade has been supplying interior decorators, architects and fashion designers with her unique mix of furniture, lighting and objects. Ranging seamlessly from the 1920s to the 1980s, the collection is peppered with international names; Paolo Buffa, Oswaldo Borsani, Venini, Jean-Michel Frank, Marcel Breuer, Karl Springer, Steve Chase and Cedric Hartman. Unnamed pieces are chosen on aesthetics, function and wit.

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