GABRIEL ARGY-ROUSSEAU (1885-1953)
Rare 'Plantes Aquatiques' Chandelier, designed circa 1924 pâte-de-verre, patinated wrought-iron
38 in. (96.5 cm) drop, 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm) diameter
each shade signed G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU and FRANCE
GABRIEL ARGY-ROUSSEAU (1885-1953)
Rare 'Plantes Aquatiques' Chandelier, designed circa 1924 pâte-de-verre, patinated wrought-iron
38 in. (96.5 cm) drop, 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm) diameter
each shade signed G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU and FRANCE
Tajan, Paris, 26 November 2002, lot 16 Acquired from the above by the present owner
J. Bloch-Dermant, G. Argy-Rousseau: Glassware as Art, London, 1991, pp. 100 and 115, no. 24.21 (for the nightlight version of this shade); 114, no. 24.22 (for the lamp version); 199, no. 24.24 (for the ceiling light version)