Live Auction 20648The Spirit of Paris: An Important Private Collection of 1920s and 1930s Design
ARMAND ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
Lot 34

ARMAND ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)

Pair of 'Butterfly' Sconces, circa 1928

Closed6 June 2022

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ARMAND ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
Pair of 'Butterfly' Sconces, circa 1928
executed by Baguès, Paris
patinated bronze
8 5⁄8 x 9 7⁄8 x 5 7⁄8 in. (22 x 25 x 15 cm)
each impressed A. A. RATEAU INVR. twice

Dubonnet, Neuilly-sur-Seine, commissioned in 1928
Artcurial, Paris, 27 November 2018, lot 65
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

The present lot was designed for the powder room of the Dubonnet residence in Neuilly-sur-Seine, decorated by Armand Albert Rateau circa 1928.

A similar pair is exhibited in the reconstitution of Jeanne Lanvin's bathroom in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (inv. 39 944 A and 39 944 B).