1950s French Genet et Michon Chandelier with Cala Shades by Sevres
View Similar Items
1950s French Genet et Michon Chandelier with Cala Shades by Sevres
About the Item
- Creator:
- Dimensions:Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)Diameter: 47.25 in (120 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Rewired.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2660326015402
Genet & Michon
Genet & Michon was a Parisian lighting manufacturer and the brand of choice for the city’s tastemakers. Initially inspired by Louis XVI design, the company became famous for crafting fine Art Deco fixtures. Its ornate glass and metal creations feature rich details and glamorous touches. Today, vintage and antique Genet & Michon wall lights, ceiling fixtures and table lamps remain in high demand for their beauty and quality.
The company was founded in 1911 by Philippe Genet and Lucien Michon, both former students of the Ecole Boulle in Paris. They initially started Genet & Michon as a furniture-design firm but pivoted to focus on lighting in 1919.
By 1922, Genet & Michon was exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs and the Salon d'Automne. The company continued showing at both exhibitions until the late 1930s. They also took part in the 1937 World Exposition in Paris.
Genet & Michon’s proprietary thick-pressed glass was part of its recipe for success. The glass, which contained no added pigments, increased the lamp’s glow and provided superior illumination in the surrounding area. Another important ingredient in the company’s fortunes was collaborations with excellent designers like Paul Follot, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Raymond Subes and Maurice Dufrene.
Genet & Michon continued designing and producing light fixtures after World War II and into the 1960s, receiving commissions for the Élysée Palace, as well as Paris-based ministries and consulates.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique Genet & Michon lighting and other furniture.
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
A maker of exemplary European ceramics for hundreds of years, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres has produced porcelain of the highest quality since 1740.
The factory enjoyed royal patronage from its earliest days, and its most prominent patrons in the late 1700s — King Louis XV of France and his mistress, Madame de Pompadour — commissioned some of the period’s most elegant and striking pieces (only the truly wealthy could afford porcelain at this time). The company was originally established in Vincennes but was moved at the request of Madame de Pompadour, in 1756, to Sèvres, near Versailles, so that its operations would be closer to her château.
Sèvres became a mighty and much-revered factory working under a special grant from King Louis XV — the company’s owner as of 1759 and whose abundance of orders for special state gifts put financial strain on the company. Madame de Pompadour is said to have commissioned Sèvres to create an entire indoor garden of porcelain botanicals, for example.
While Sèvres gained a sterling reputation for its soft-paste porcelain wares, the company was late in entering into the production of hard-paste porcelain.
Hard-paste porcelain is the most common type of Chinese porcelain, then a widely exported and profitable product that was not made in Europe until the 18th century. The resources at Sèvres were largely relegated to meeting the demands of Louis XV, and secondly, it did not acquire the secret formula for hard-paste porcelain until 1761. Until it obtained the coveted secrets behind hard-paste porcelain from a chemist named Pierre-Antoine Hannong — and, years later, gained access to the elusive raw materials to make hard-paste porcelain — Sèvres produced soft-paste porcelain for decades that was widely celebrated but is comparatively a far weaker type as opposed to the hard-paste productions of the company’s rival, Meissen, in Saxony, the first to produce true porcelain outside of Asia.
The artisans at Sèvres applied the rarest and most difficult-to-produce colors to their decorative objects and dinner services. One such color, the bright bleu de roi, became the manufacturer’s signature shade and is found on many of their objects. Sèvres also experimented with rarely glazed or unglazed works that bore no decoration at all — bisque porcelain, French for “biscuit,” refers to unadorned white porcelain sculptures made at Sèvres that resemble white marble after being kiln-fired.
Sèvres marks were applied over the glaze or rendered with cuts by a sharp tool — authentic Sèvres porcelain is most commonly marked with two interlaced Ls that are painted in blue and enclose a third letter. Painters and potters were tasked with affixing marks to record their role in the creation of a particular piece, and as a lot of these artisans’ names are recorded in archival factory materials — and there is also much to be learned at the Sèvres museum — it’s likely that you can accurately identify your Sèvres piece.
Find antique and vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres vases, urns, sculptures and more on 1stDibs.
- 1950s Italian Brass and Glass Bevelled Leaves Chandelier Fontana Arte StyleBy Max Ingrand, Fontana ArteLocated in London, GBAn absolutely stunning 1950s Italian brass and glass chandelier in the style of Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The chandelier is composed of 15 clear glass bevelled petals - 5 around ...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- Late 19th Century Italian 8-Arm Gilt Chandelier with Glass Swags & LustresLocated in London, GBCharming late 19th century Italian 8 branch chandelier. Turned and gilded segmented central column support with glass swags and lustres. Presently wired...Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal
- 1820s Italian Genoese Six Arm Gilt Chandelier with Glass Lustres, Drops & BeadsLocated in London, GBItalian six-branch chandelier from the Genoa region, circa 1820s. Segmented central gilded turned wood column support with glass lustres, drops and b...Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Restauration Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsCrystal
- 1960s German Kinkeldey Square Prism Faceted Crystal Glass & Chrome ChandelierBy KinkeldeyLocated in London, GBA striking 1960s three-tiered crystal chandelier manufactured by Kinkeldey in Germany. The chandelier is composed of 30 faceted square crystal prisms suspended from a chrome stem and...Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsCrystal, Chrome
$658 Sale Price65% Off - 1960s Austrian J.T. Kalmar for Kalmar Lighting Crystal Glass & Chrome ChandelierBy J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar LightingLocated in London, GB1960s Austrian two-tiered chandelier designed by J.T. Kalmar for Kalmar Lighting. A striking and elegant chandelier with textured crystal glass tubes on a chromed-metal frame. The in...Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsCrystal, Metal, Chrome
- 1970s Italian Hand Blown Murano Taupe & Brown Glass and Chrome Pendant LightLocated in London, GB1970s, Italian, Murano, hand blown glass, ceiling pendant light with a chromed-metal frame, feature interlocking chain and ceiling cup. The bell-shaped shade has an undulating wave r...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- Mid-Century Genet et Michon Chandelier with Shades by SevresBy Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Gênet et MichonLocated in Kingston, NYBeautifully designed and highly ornamental chandelier in polished brass designed and executed by Gene et Michon with twelve (12) frosted white and gilded decorations shades by Sevres.Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsArt Glass
$5,360 Sale Price20% Off - French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier by Genet et MichonBy Gênet et MichonLocated in Long Island City, NYA French art deco pendant chandelier by the French artist " Genet et Michon " Bronze circular mounting in a gathered fabric design embraces a dome frosted glass shade accentuated wit...Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBronze
- French Art Deco Chandelier by Genet et MichonBy Genet & MichonLocated in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FRExceptional Art Deco chandelier in glass by the french designer Genet et Michon. This original piece from 1930 has 5 glasses separated by a bronze structure. Its flower shape and art...Category
20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBronze
- French Art Deco Chandelier by Genet et MichonBy Gênet et MichonLocated in North Bergen, NJFrench Art Deco chandelier by French artist Genet et Michon. With a two sided clear and frosted molded glass shade. Having deep flowers motif details. Held by polished nickel frame a...Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
- French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier by Genet et MichonBy Genet & MichonLocated in Long Island City, NYA French Art Deco chandelier by the French artist " Gent et Michon " is in great condition. Shades are in clear frosted glass with overflowing intricate flowers with fruit motif deta...Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBronze
- Stunning French Art Deco Chandelier by Gênet et MichonBy Gênet et MichonLocated in North Bergen, NJStunning French Art Deco chandelier by the French artist Gênet et Michon. Having nine panels with a center coupe in clear and frosted glass. Mounted in polished geometric silvered br...Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants