French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier by Hettier Vincent & Verreries Des Hanots - Opalescent Glass 1930s France

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Hettier et Vincent
Verreries des Hanots
A rare French 1930 art deco pendant light by Hettier & Vincent in nickel … more Hettier et Vincent
Verreries des Hanots
A rare French 1930 art deco pendant light by Hettier & Vincent in nickel plated bronze or solid brass holding a beautiful shade in milky blue slightly opalescent glass made by Verreries des Hanots . Des Hanots was like Verlys one of the brands of the large Holophane glass company. Hettier & Vincent was a well-known French lighting manufactory producing high quality items. Wholesaler and retailer with its prestigious shop at the beautiful Place de Vosges in Paris. The rare Hanots bowl in thick pressed-moulded opalescent glass in a typical art deco design that unites a geometrical pattern and nine flying birds. The slightly opalescent semi-crystal bowl is milky bluish when the light shines on it and shows beautiful tones of amber when light is shining through. The bowl is represented in the 1935 Holophane catalog. It is signed Hanots both on the rim as well as on the shade. The chandelier is in very good condition. No damages to the glass. As shown on the pictures there is a small line near the center of the bowl. It's not a crack but a common molding irregularity we can often find on thick molded pre war shades. Since the bowl is not very transparent fewer light shines through and the pendant works more like an up-light chandelier.

The pendant is visible in one of the Hettier & Vincent catalog supplements (see picture). I have re-nickeled and patinated the mounting and it comes rewired with an American standard socket. The pendant is 44,5 cm high (17-1/2") and the bowl has a diameter of 35 cm.

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