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An important Simonet Freres Art Deco gilt and patinated bronze,…
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Melbourne
Date:
30-Oct-2012
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An important Simonet Freres Art Deco gilt and patinated bronze, moulded glass and marble lamp designed by Henri Dieupart and Albert..., the broad cylindrical frosted glass shade with four appliques and a domed Crown moulded with formalizd flowers, supported on a gilt bronze cylindrical marble stand, raised on four supports surmounted by satyr masks, the gilded floral decorated band emanating four legs with cloven hoofs, on a conforming circular marble base 205 cm high, 46 cm diameter. Provenance: The Elton John Collection, Sotheby's, London, Vol III, 7 September 1988, lot 787, illustrated the Rene Rivkin Collection, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 3 June 2001, lot 242, illustrated. Private Collection, Melbourne. Literature: Victor Arwas, Art Deco, Academy Editions
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Unclassified