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Lot 9
ARMAND ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
A PATINATED BRONZE AND ALABSTER TORCHÈRE, MODEL NO. 1318, CIRCA 1922
Closed14 December 2010
Price Realised
USD 1,142,500
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Specialist note
This model was originally designed for Jeanne Lanvin's residence.
cf. A. Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco, New York, 1974, p. 286, fig. 271 for a similar model illustrated.
Y. Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 40 for an illustration of a similar torchère made for Jeanne Lanvin.
F. Olivier-Vial and F. Rateau, Armand Albert Rateau, Paris, 1992, pp. 35-37 and pp. 200-201 for illustrations of similar lamps used in the apartment of Jeanne Lanvin's and in Rateau's apartment.
H. Guéné, Décoration et Haute Couture Armand Albert Rateau pour Jeanne Lanvin, un autre Art Déco, Paris, 2006, p. 127 for a view of a torchère of this model in Jeanne Lanvin's bedroom in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, p. 131 for two contemporary views of her bedroom showing torchères of this model.
cf. A. Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco, New York, 1974, p. 286, fig. 271 for a similar model illustrated.
Y. Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 40 for an illustration of a similar torchère made for Jeanne Lanvin.
F. Olivier-Vial and F. Rateau, Armand Albert Rateau, Paris, 1992, pp. 35-37 and pp. 200-201 for illustrations of similar lamps used in the apartment of Jeanne Lanvin's and in Rateau's apartment.
H. Guéné, Décoration et Haute Couture Armand Albert Rateau pour Jeanne Lanvin, un autre Art Déco, Paris, 2006, p. 127 for a view of a torchère of this model in Jeanne Lanvin's bedroom in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, p. 131 for two contemporary views of her bedroom showing torchères of this model.