"Jean Perzel (73cm) Rare Art Deco Table Lamp N°516 Bronze Opaline Glass Original Edition 1936"
Icon of Art Deco Lighting, this large 73cm desk lamp by JEAN PERZEL in the first edition of 1936. "Tulip" type base and central shaft in green patina bronze, opaline glass and green patina steel hat incorporating a sandblasted glass strapping. Very good original condition and conservation. The Ateliers Jean Perzel in Paris are currently publishing the similar smaller model under the reference N° 516 (50cm), selling price from 4720€... We offer you this original edition from 1936 in perfect condition, not reissued in this format, advice to purists... Lamp Authenticated by the Ateliers Jean Perzel in Paris, see image document... https://www.perzel.fr/produit/516-lampe-table-1930/ Biography: Jean Perzel ( Burck 1892 - Paris 1986), created his company in 1923. Celebrating modernity and innovation, he worked with big names in Art Deco and modernist architecture: Robert Mallet-Stevens, Michel Roux-Spitz, Le Corbusier, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Djo-Bourgeois... The Jean Perzel company will leave its mark on the world of lighting and decoration, by creating lamps and furniture in glass and bronze, which will adorn the the most prestigious places. These pieces can be found at the court of the King of the Belgians, at Henry Ford's or at the Rothschild family. He is in charge of organizing the lighting of the Palace of the League of Nations in Geneva but also for monuments such as the Normandy liner, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Luxembourg ... Jean Perzel participates in various exhibitions and international competitions where he wins many prizes. His notoriety soon enabled him to highlight the interiors of celebrities or politicians such as the King of Morocco, the King of Siam in Bangkok, the Maharajah of Indore, General de Gaulle as well as President Georges Pompidou. Today, the Parisian company offers a range of very qualitative lighting reserved for an informed public, always attentive to detail...