Rotterdam, ZH
Details
- Dimensions
- 13.19ʺW × 6.5ʺD × 14.37ʺL
- Lamp Shade
- Included
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Brass
- Bronze
- Glass
- Nickel Finish
- Condition
- Good Condition, Restored, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Power Sources
- Up to 120V (US Standard)
- Corded
- Type A
- Condition Notes
Excellent condition. Re-nickeled base. Wired for the USA.
The vendor has confirmed this piece is in working order.
Excellent condition. Re-nickeled base. Wired for the USA.
The vendor has confirmed this piece is in working order. less
- Description
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A.BLOCH : Robert Bousquet & Degué
A very rare French art deco lamp in nickel plated solid brass or bronze … more A.BLOCH : Robert Bousquet & Degué
A very rare French art deco lamp in nickel plated solid brass or bronze of excellent quality signed Bousquet. The base holds nicely matching shades in molded-pressed glass. This model shade is never signed and was produced by Degué the famous company of David Guéron. I have it represented in my old Degué catalog. Robert Bousquet (1888-1917) was a sculptor who mainly made small bronze sculptures of animals. He designed his sculptures between 1908 and 1914. Was a soldier during the first world war and died in the trenches in the north of France in 1917. After the war around 1925-1930 his works were cast in bronze in high volumes by A.Bloch and these sculptures can often be found at auction houses.
But Bousquet also designed a lampbase. Around 1925 the company of Adolphe Bloch (7-9 cité Popincourt, Paris) took it in production and over the years made three versions of it. At first it had one large oblong unsigned shade by EJG. Not a perfect match but it looked acceptable. Bloch also made a smaller version for one small shade. See the last picture showing the EJG version in the old Bloch catalog.
When around 1928 Degué designed his shades with pinecone pattern Bloch made this final and best looking version of the lamp using the Degué shades for the Bousquet base. A perfect match as if made for each other. The first version with the large EJG shade had straight tubes where the Degué version has crossed ones with a pinecone decoration in the middle. Unlike the sculptures these Bousquet lamps are very rare. Over the last twenty years I saw only five or six and often with historical incorrect shades mounted on them.
The height of the lamp is 36.5 cm (14-3/8") and it's 33,5 cm long (13,19"). On the outside the base is signed Bousquet. On the inside of the base we can detect the AB initials of Bloch stamped in the bronze. The lamp is in excellent condition. I have replated and patinated the base. It is rewired with new cloth covered twisted cord and is equipped with American candelabra base sockets and US 2-prong plug.
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Rotterdam, ZH
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