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Lot 157:
Description
Hector Guimard, French Art Nouveau Period Chandelier
Truly rare and exceptional Hector Guimard (French, 1867-1942) chandelier. art nouveau period nickel-plated chandelier having four lights. Cast foliate & scroll arm design frame, arms terminating in tendrils supporting clear glass rod-form prisms and blue oval glass panels.
French architect and designer, Guimard achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger, the first art nouveau apartment building in paris, which was selected in an 1899 competition as one of the best new building facades in the city. He is best known for the glass and iron edicules, or canopies, with ornamental curves, which he designed to cover the entrances of the first stations of the Paris Metro. Between 1890 and 1930, Guimard designed and built some fifty buildings, in addition to one hundred and forty-one subway entrances for the Paris Metro, as well as numerous pieces of furniture and other decorative works.
Frame – Approx. 38" high x 18" diameter. Overall 48" high with prisms. Chain and canopy not included in dimensions.
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Condition: Good condition. All crystals seem to be presents with no cracks. Lighting has not been tested.
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