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(A) Dolphins are allowed to play in my house, what about you?! This (yes, I'll say it!) extraordinary lighting fixture is made of solid brass; some parts are copper-plated and artfully patinated. It's about 17 inches across and it hangs down about 21 inches, as shown. I say "as shown" because it can be affixed to the ceiling as you see it, or I can add chain and a canopy between the top element and what you see. Thus it can be lengthened another 10 inches or so. The peach glass shade, in its sublime Modernist simplicity, has all the ambiance of a Petitot design. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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  (B) Hanging 33 1/2 long and about 26 wide, this fixture has excellent proportions and presence. The metalwork, in terms of both design and execution, is superior. The signed Degue shades are about 1/2 inch thick, correspondingly substantial, and "softly" geometric Art Deco in style. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(C) Here are two truly stunning (depending on what it takes to stun you; I speak for myself) Modernist fixtures by that most sought-after French designer, Georges Leleu. Since I'm "stunned," I'm going to let the pictures do the talking, a task to which they're amply suited. Both items have been totally disassembled, replated in chrome (they were originally finished in chrome), patinated and rewired, in the Decorum tradition of too much attention to detail is never enough. I'm presenting them together knowing that you'll have to have them both -- one in the dining room, the other in the living room or entryway. The 7-light measures about 30 long and 25 in diameter; the 5-light about 23 long by 20 in diameter. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(D) This usually-configured Deco-era chandelier has a lovely simplicity and an attractive about it. The canopy is solid brass, as is the apparatus which holds the three unsigned "Donna" (a Parisian glass and chandelier company) shades. Violet-colored ropes connect the two. Hangs at 31 long, about 15 across. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(E) A rare Degue with four central plaques, two longer than the others (as intended, you know how the French love to keep us guessing -- "Ah, but is it missing two longer panels? Zut, it's not symmetrical!!!) It measures 34 long, about 21 wide, and has just been nickeled (polished bright finish). Six bulbs (two in the center), each capable of 60 watts. Very cool. Smashing geometrical design throughout this beauty, as we're used to seeing with superior Degues. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(F) I bought this fixture in Paris at around 4:30 AM in a freezing-cold, chill-ya-to-the-bone underground (!) flea market. Yes, I was the first buyer there that morning, further attestation to my obsessiveness. But hey, did I score, or what!? It's a signed Degue, of course, this one with unusual and beckoning ironwork and classically spare geometric designs on the glass. It hangs 32 long, and is about 25 wide. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(G) I've always been especially drawn to this configuration, doubtless (another) French design innovation, with the fourth light at the top; how refined it seems! Excellent for a shorter ceiling, having a length of only 22 1/2 inches, an approximate diameter of 16. The metal's finish -- freshly refinished brushed nickel, which has a lovely sheen and subtlety to it. Another piece of "jewelry for the home." (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(H) Such an elegant and graceful design! Refinished in a soft and luscious brushed nickle, this chandelier easily qualifies as "jewelry for the home." Excellent proportions at 30 inches long, 21 wide. The shades are unsigned but by Donna, a Parisian maker; their design, in floral and star motifs, has exceptional relief. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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 (I) Twenty-eight inches (long) of French Modernist geometry and beauty, not to mention top-notch construction. It's about twelve inches across. In its original nickel finish (over solid brass), in superb condition. The glass tubes are free-form acid-etched; unfortunately one has a two-inch crack on one end. Tubular bulbs work nicely in this fixture (not shown here, however!). (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(J) The restoration and rewiring of this "metal sculpture with red" was enough to put me well over the edge... but, look what we've got now! I've heard tell that the red in glass is the result of the introduction of GOLD into the process... The new brushed nickle finish is sublime. "Jewelry for the home," that's all there is to it! Ah, but if the red shades are a "bit much" for your environment, don't hesitate to ask what else I have in stock! Dimensions: 29 long, 17 wide. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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