Serge MOUILLE (1922-1988) Model known as "Simple",... Lot 368

Serge MOUILLE (1922-1988) Model known as "Simple", designed around [1953], our proof of an old edition of the period Tripod lamp with one directional light. The shaft, received by a small sphere, and the two front feet, each ending with a circular pellet, made of original black lacquered metal. The bulb-cover reflector is made of black lacquered aluminium on the outside and white on the inside and complete with its original inner tongue, also original. The ball joint, allowing the orientation of the bulb cover, in original varnished brass. Antique edition of the 1950s. Condition of use. Height + or - 165 cm (depending on the orientation of the bulb cover) Provenance : Succession P.-C., Isère. Bibliography : - Pierre Émile Pralus - Serge Mouille, a French classic - Éditions du Mont Thou, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-D'Or, 2006. Identical model reproduced on page 156. - Jean Prouvé/Serge Mouille, two masters of metal - Catalogue of the exhibition shown in May 1985 at the De Lorenzo Gallery in New-York then in the autumn at the Alan and Christine Counord Gallery in Paris, collective, bilingual edition of the two galleries, Paris, 1985. Identical models and drawings of the model reproduced on pages 111, 122, 123 and 133. - Serge Mouille, luminaries 1953-1962 - Catalogue of the Gallery 1950 - Alan and Christine Counord, 1983. Identical models and model drawings reproduced on pages 20 and 29. - Le style 50, un moment de l'art français - Patrick Favardin, éditions Sous le Vent-Vilo, Paris, 1987. Drawing of the model reproduced on page 62. Expert: Emmanuel EYRAUD.