ARMAND ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
Pair of 'Fennecs' Table Lamps, circa 1919-1920
patinated bronze, alabaster
one stamped A.A. RATEAU PARIS and 5; the other AA RATEAU PARIS INVR
18 in. (45.7 cm) high
ARMAND ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
Pair of 'Fennecs' Table Lamps, circa 1919-1920
patinated bronze, alabaster
one stamped A.A. RATEAU PARIS and 5; the other AA RATEAU PARIS INVR
18 in. (45.7 cm) high
Private Collection, England Christie’s, New York, 24 May 1984, lot 348 Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
'Journal illustré des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes', Exposition Internationale 1925, 1 July 1925, for this model illustrated in the booth of couturière Jenny at the Pavillon de l’Elégance, 1925 International Exhibition, Paris A. Flament, Le Pavillon de l'Elégance, La Renaissance de l'Art Français et des Industries de Luxe, 1925, pp. 309-310 D. Klein, M. Bishop, Decorative Art 1880-1980, 1986, p. 169 1930: Quand le Meuble Devient Sculpture, exh. cat., Le Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris, 1986 D. Klein, N. McClelland, L'Esprit Art Deco, 1987, p. 96 F. Oliver-Vial, F. Rateau, Armand Albert Rateau, Paris, 1992, pp. 11, 177, and 187 for a view of a pair of lamps of this model displayed in Rateau's dining room on 17, quai de Conti, Paris H. Guéné, Décoration et Haute Couture – Armand Albert Rateau pour Jeanne Lanvin, un autre Art Déco, Paris, 2006, pp. 108, 207 and 208 for a lamp of this model exhibited in the booth of couturière Jenny at the Pavillon de l’Elégance, 1925 International Exhibition, Paris.
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