ABEL LANDRY (1871-1923) FOR THE MODERN HOUSE Rare... Lot 23

ABEL LANDRY (1871-1923) FOR THE MODERN HOUSE Rare suspension with 8 lights. Proof in brass; the sinuous arms of light, underlined each one of a leafy part in application and joining in the center to be accomodated by a bronze shaft topped by a cover-ring. Art nouveau period. The elbows, receiving the applications, were drilled later, the wicks and the glass parts forming a bulb cover are missing. Height : 75 cm - Diameter : 68 cm Bibliography : - La Maison Moderne - Documents sur l'Art Industriel au XXe siècle - Éditions La Maison Moderne, Paris, 1901. An identical suspension, with its light bulb covers, reproduced on plate 9 (furnishings and decoration) in this publication of the gallery of the rue des Petits-Champs in Paris. - L'Art décoratif - N° 26 of November 1900. An identical suspension, with its light bulb covers, reproduced on page 69. - Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons. 1895-1914. Volume III: Furniture - Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1999. An identical suspension, with its lamp covers, reproduced on page 345.