(A) A fresh brushed nickel finish over the brass gives this exquisitely designed and machined piece as sophistocated a look as a Cartier platinum earring... Great for a special room, and nicely proportioned for a shorter ceiling, at twenty inches long and about 17 wide.

Alas! Our "Cartier platinum earring" graces Mary Anne's pad in Palo Alto! SOLD!!

 

(B) A four-light Degue, with the geometric rose pattern in the glass. The finish on the metal is its original chrome plating, in excellent condition. The fixture hangs at about 32 inches, is about 20 across. News Flash: six matching sconces now available! $3100. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

 

(C) A handsome, sparely designed wrought iron fixture from the 20's, with three exceptional pressed glass shades which have floral motifs in the best Art Deco design tradition. This piece hangs about 27 inches long, about 18 across. Just $2600. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

 

(D) An unsigned Schneider, with an opulant geometric floral design on the shades and bowl. The glass is of normal French quality, very thick and heavy, as Schneider glass tends to be. The wrought iron metal has been nickel plated and patinated. It hangs at 32 inches, about 20 across. I have two of these -- almost perfectly matching chandeliers, only the canopies being slightly different. $2700. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

 

(E) My, my, how much fun are we allowed to have? Totally unique frosted, clear and wheel-cut shades grace this copper and brushed nickel extravaganza! It's 27 inches long and about 21 in diameter. $3700. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(F) I've just rechromed this handsome, sparely ornamented Moderne beauty! It hangs 25 long and is about 17 in diameter -- perfect for the entryway to your New York City apartment in the Chrysler building. $2600. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

 

(G) French peach glass nearly one-half inch thick with a frosted circle where it meets the chromed metal (solid brass, of course)! Wow! Recently replated, this 30's, possibly 40's chandelier looks as pristine as when it first jumped out of the box when Pierre brought it home some 60-odd years ago! Can't you just imagine the conversation? 28 inches long, 19 diameter. $3100. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

 

(H) Oooo la-la. Noverdy art glass shades, gilt bronze finish. Note the little eagle's heads holding the shade holders. Zoos French! Zees beauty is 28 inches long, about 18 across... A reminder of the reality that the French, more than anyone else, infused their early Art Deco furnishings with a richesse of design that we mere mortals, earth-bound minions that we are, can only dream about... $3300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(I) "Less is more" wins the day once again, with this cute little Moderne fixture. It hangs 14 inches long, and is about 24 in diameter. The glass, that very rare clear etched 30's glass, is thicker than 1/4 inch. $1900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(J) This is one of those times when I just feel like shutting up and letting the SHEER BEAUTY of the piece do the talking! Alas, I'm incapable of mentioning that I've never had another asymetrical Moderne fixture... Freshly rechromed, and with newly made, snad-blasted glass discs. Who could imagine? It hangs 24 long and is about 16 across the bottom. $3300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

  

(K) This classic bowl with hanging shades fixture shows the interplay between natural decoration and geometry so esteemed by the French. It hangs 34 inches long and is about 22 in diameter. It's been refinished in polished nickel. $2900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(L) Hanging 26 long and about 17 in diameter, this interesting asymmetrical form is refinished in brushed nickel. The shades have a lovely ice-like design in relief, and note their pyramiding bottoms! $2700. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

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