(A) This four-arm fixture by Boretti of Lyon has such elegant simplicity, one accentuated by its four acid-finished bowl shades and redone brushed nickel finish. It hangs at 27 inches length, and is about 18 across. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(B) Fresh from Jack's famous restoration cannon, this exquisite Modernist beauty hangs about 17 inches long and is about 22 inches across. The metal is all solid brass and it's just been entirely rechromed; the glass is all original, and perfect! It takes three bulbs, so you'll have lots of light. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(C) I couldn't resist putting this one on the site, in spite of the fact that it's (gasp!) incomplete! It will have seven of these pyramiding "dangles," one at the end of each arm and the seventh in the middle. They're being replated as I write... But feast your starved eyes on the (gasp!) incomplete fixture in the meantime, with its decidedly Egyptian-styled decorations, and its gloriously opalescent shades. It's a long one, hanging about 35 inches long (including the dangles), and it has a diameter of 26. Of course Tracy and Ferd chose this for their new dining room! SOLD!!!
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(D) An original chrome finish in excellent condition (a rarity in itself!) supports four light pink glass elements. It's about 28 inches long, a delightful minimalist design which celebrates the beauty of the glass and its fetching color. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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 (E) The French keep telling me "Oh, this is the one (you) Americans like!" Huh? Wouldn't any red-blooded aficianado of fine design and superb craftsmanship just leap at it? It's massively heavy, in spite of its slender and svelt appearance, being of silvered bronze. The three shades, of mottled white glass, are unsigned Schneider. It hangs at 30 inches long and is about 22 across. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(F) As a Heavenly body floating in space? Executed by Gilles (all the glass panels are signed), one of France's esteemed lighting fabricators, this handsomely proportioned wrought iron and pressed glass chandelier measures about 38 inches long, 20 wide. The ironwork: top quality manufacture and design (note the subtle edge-work in the last picture!). Ferd & Tracy's staircase is going to be a voyage into interplanetary space! SOLD!!
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(G) This theme on an upside-down wedding cake is the product of the Lorrain company, a spin-off of Daum which was intended to cater to France's version of "the masses," and which was headed up by none other than Pierre D'Avesn, master glass designer. It hangs about 26 inches long, and it's about a foot wide. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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  (H) Chrome, copper and wood, a likely combination!! Hence my delight when I stumbled upon this one in La Belle France. I suspect it was fabricated in the 40's, but who knows, perhaps the late 30's. After all, who was doing much of anything in France in the 40's besides recovering from The Second you-know-what? In impeccible condition, measuring 32 long, about 26 wide. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation) |
