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Atelier Jean Perzel Lanterns

The graceful and stylish modern furniture designed by Jean Perzel earned him prestigious clients all over the world, including the Rothschilds and Henry Ford. His sleek Art Deco lighting fixtures are masterpieces of design, and his work has graced the homes of the kings of Morocco and Siam, and the French presidents Charles De Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. Vintage Perzel tables, floor lamps and other furnishings elegantly accentuate and complement — but never overpower — the architecture of their environment.

Perzel was born in Germany. His father and grandfather were glassmakers, and Jean learned to love the craft just as they did. He apprenticed with stained glass artist Franz Xaver Zettler in Munich and left his native country at a young age to travel around Europe. While traveling, he took jobs in various workshops and made his way to Paris around 1910. There he worked for a master glassmaker and was sent to their Algiers factory, where he supervised the production of the company’s more important commissions.

After serving in the Foreign Legion during the first World War, Perzel became a French citizen. He returned to glass painting in 1919 and became a stained glass artist in the workshop of revered Art Nouveau furniture designer Jacques Gruber.

Perzel eventually became fascinated with the burgeoning lighting industry’s then-new technology. He explored how illumination worked in big spaces such as the era’s stately cathedrals and bustling transit hubs and began to concentrate on designing elegant electric fixtures that offered diffused light in a uniform way.

Perzel opened his atelier in Paris in 1923 and produced decorative wall lights and sconces, chandeliers, floor and table lamps, and ceiling lights. He worked with frosted or sandblasted glass and colored enamels to design functional, geometrically rich fixtures that transformed an interior. Perzel’s work was included in the the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts — the exhibition credited with having widely publicized the Art Deco style — and he drew the attention of American industrialist Henry Ford, who commissioned him to design lamps, clocks and other objects that incorporated Ford auto parts. Perzel’s commission would help commemorate the production of 25 million Ford vehicles in Michigan. This cemented Perzel’s reputation as a prestigious lighting designer and manufacturer, and he was tasked with the production of headlights for Ford cars. The Ford-Perzel relationship endured for decades.

Perzel is renowned for designing the lighting for the Luxembourg Cathedral, the League of Nations in Geneva and the Canadian embassy in the Hague. He also collaborated with some of history’s most celebrated architects and designers, including Jules Leleu, Le Corbusier and Michel Roux-Spitz.

On 1stDibs, find vintage Atelier Jean Perzel lighting and other furniture.

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Creator: Atelier Jean Perzel
3 Fine French Hanging Bronze and "Craquelé" Glass Lanterns by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a satin gilded finish bronze frame that hold a crazed glass shade. Dimensions: 2 same : 32 1/2" (with chain) Diameter: 19 1/4" 1 Smaller and different: H: 28 4/8" (with ch...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Atelier Jean Perzel Lanterns

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Bronze

Pair of Hanging Bronze and "craquelé" Glass Lanterns by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a gilded bronze chain and frame that hold a crazed glass shade and an inside frosted glass diffuser.
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Atelier Jean Perzel Lanterns

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Bronze

Jean Perzel, Lantern in Brass and Glass, circa 1960
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Perzel, lantern in brass and glass, circa 1960 Dimensions of the lantern 40 x 30 cm Dimensions with the chain 65 x 30 cm metal needs to be polished the glass is transparent and ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Atelier Jean Perzel Lanterns

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Brass

Jean Perzel, Lantern in Brass and Glass, circa 1960
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Perzel, lantern in brass and glass, circa 1960. Scratches and wear on the metal Dimensions of the lantern 40 x 30 cm Dimensions with the chain 65 x 30 cm.  
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Atelier Jean Perzel Lanterns

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Brass

French Art Deco Perzel Beige Metal and Brass Lantern
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco (circa 1930) cream painted metal and brass trimmed round framed lantern with inset fluted round glass top and bottom panels suspended with brass pole (JEAN PERZEL).  
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Art Deco Lantern Signed Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
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Art Deco Lantern signed Perzel Lantern, entrance light around 1940 structure in gilded brass bronze and alabaster signed Perze. Ectrified and in perfect condition. You can contact me for more information or delivery costs. Material: Bronze, brass and alabaster Diameter: 28cm Height: 65cm Weight: 8 Kg Jean Perzel was born in Bruck, Bavaria (Germany), on May 2, 1892. He learned the profession of glass painter at a very young age in Munich and, at the age of 16, top of his class, he undertook a tour of Europe on foot: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Upper Italy, then France. Along the way, he gets hired in workshops to earn a living and learn the different techniques. He arrived in Paris in 1910, working for a master glassmaker who sent him after a year to carry out important work in Algiers. Returned to Paris in 1914: it was war; he joined the Foreign Legion, was demobilized in 1919 and naturalized French. He still works as a glass painter, particularly at Gruber. From 1920 to 1939, Art Deco revolutionized 20th century architecture and design and saw the birth of the Jean Perzel company, which was to leave its mark on the world of lighting and decoration, by creating lamps and furniture in glass and bronze, which will adorn the most prestigious places. These pieces can be found at the court of the King of the Belgians, at Henry Ford's or at the Rothschild family. He is responsible for organizing the lighting of the SDN in Geneva, the Luxembourg Cathedral, the Canadian Embassy in Lahaye and the liner Normandy. Jean Perzel participates in various international exhibitions and competitions where he wins numerous prizes. His notoriety soon allowed him to highlight the interiors of celebrities or politicians such as the King of Morocco, the King of Siam in Bangkok, the Maharajah of Indore, General de Gaulle and President Georges Pompidou. In 1923, at the age of 31, Jean Perzel specialized in the study of modern interior lighting and founded his company. He set up his showroom and manufacturing workshop on rue de la cité universitaire in the 14th arrondissement. From 1925, Jean Perzel, obsessed with the idea of ??amplifying light, made all his pieces in glass. He will draw all his creations himself, in a perpetual search for elegance and purity of form. These will highlight the architecture of the places for which they are intended. The pure lines of his lights will make his objects works that time will not mark. In 1933, his nephew François Raidt joined the Company to which he would also devote his entire life. Gifted and a perfectionist, he soon assisted Jean Perzel, designed, refined and technically simplified the assemblies of the lights. For example, on the occasion of the completion of the 25,000,000th Ford car...
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Atelier Jean Perzel lanterns for sale on 1stDibs.

Atelier Jean Perzel lanterns are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Atelier Jean Perzel lanterns, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lanterns by Atelier Jean Perzel were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lanterns by and Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet. Prices for Atelier Jean Perzel lanterns can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,133 and can go as high as $9,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,800.

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