JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958) Table Lamp, 1924-1928 glazed ceramic, paper and wool-trimmed shade 28 in. (71 cm) high, 20 ½ in. (52 cm) diameter of shade monogrammed JB FRANCE
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958) Table Lamp, 1924-1928 glazed ceramic, paper and wool-trimmed shade 28 in. (71 cm) high, 20 ½ in. (52 cm) diameter of shade monogrammed JB FRANCE
Alexandre Biaggi, Paris Private Collection, New York Christie's, New York, 13 June 2013, lot 146 Acquired from the above by the present owner
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, p. 297, no. 3301A (for a related example executed for Ruhlmann and used with a different shade on the S.S. Île de France, 1927) F. Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, p. 297, ref. 3301A (for the above example) F. Camard, Ruhlmann, New York, 2009, p. 504 (for a related example executed for Ruhlmann and a sketch of the design) A.-R. Hardy and P. Wilson, Jean Besnard: A Modern Potter, Potier Moderne, Paris, 2021, pp. 58, no. 86 and 89, no. 143 (for related vase examples); 77 (for a drawing of the form); 138-139 (for a discussion of Besnard lamps for Ruhlmann); 138, no. 225 (for a period photograph of a Besnard lamp placed in a Ruhlmann interior for the Rendez-vous de pécheurs de truites in 1932); 139, no. 226 (for a related example)
Christie's would like to thank Alain-René Hardy and Patrick Wilson for their assistance with the authentication and cataloguing of this lot.
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