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.
2 Fine French Mid-Century Bronze and Glass Floor Lamps by Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - Two fine French 1950s bronze base floor lamps with 3 stems that support a bronze bowl and an optical glass diffuser. Price is per lamp.
Bronze
A Pair of Fine French Art Deco Nickel and Glass Floor Lamps by Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel (1892-1986), model 32, designed in 1929 - A pair of fine French Art Deco nickel-plated and frosted glass floor lamps Signed Some small differences in the diameter of th...
Nickel
Fine French Art Deco Illuminated Gueridon by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel (1892 - 1986) - A fine French Art Deco illuminated gueridon/side table made with a conical metal base supporting a Saint Gobain glass slab top with a center prismatic gla...
Brass
Pair of rare 1930s Illuminated Glass and Chrome Consoles by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel (1892 - 1986) - A pair of fine French Art Deco illuminated glass and chrome demi-lune consoles with their original Saint Gobain glass tops.
Chrome
Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Glass Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a 2-tier round base, a conical stem that holds a stack of clear and amber cut glass slabs and a bronze bowl on which rests an optical glass bowl. Model created in 1938 US re-w...
Bronze
Rare Fine French Art Deco Chrome and Glass Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare and original 1930s Jean Perzel floor lamp with a cascade of 7 optical glass cylinders, inserted on a patina-ed metal frame which rests on 3 stems and a 4 tiered base. Docum...
Metal
Jean Perzel French Art Deco Very Rare Floor Lamp, circa 1932
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Perzel, rare floor lamp, model 32, in nickel-plated bronze and salmon-pink crystal. Very rare, only a few collectors and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris own this mo...
Crystal, Bronze
Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel, 1968
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Metal torchiere of satin finished chrome consisting of a vase shaped shade with a thick, satin frosted glass insert open at the top with its sides half shielded by a metal cover and ...
Chrome
Fine French 1950s Chrome and Glass Floor Reading Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - Fine French Mid-Century floor reading lamp with a chrome base and a chrome and enameled white glass shade.
Chrome
$13,500
Jean Perzel Floor Lamp
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Jean Perzel floor lamp in chromed metal and glass shade. Signed on the base. A 1930s design, was chosen for the ocean liner "Normandie" 1n 1935. Remade in 1990s.
Metal
Fine French 1960's Illuminated Column by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With an off-white/cream lacquered structure, three illuminated shelves with a brown background, a laminated white glass top shade and nickel details.
Metal
Unusual Fine French Art Deco Reading Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a bronze leg and a pivoting ivory-lacquered arm supporting a brass and glass shade. Ideal next to a sofa or a writing table (the opening in the base is designed to accommodate a...
Brass
$4,394Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Floor lamp by Jean Perzel atelier.
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in London, GB
Elegant Floor lamp with brass base and stem and upcurved opaque glass shade by Atelier Jean Perzel, France. This tall floor lamp is perfect for rooms with high ceilings and its simpl...
Brass
Fine French Mid-Century Bronze and Glass Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a thick glass and bronze bowl shade mounted on a bronze stem and round base, and with a matching bronze foot switch. US wired.
Bronze
Fine French Mid-Century Chrome and Glass Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a thick glass and chrome bowl shade mounted on a chrome stem and round base.
Chrome
Fine French Art Deco Nickel and Glass Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco brushed nickel floor lamp by Jean Perzel with a Fresnel glass lens.
Nickel
Pair of Fine French Art Deco Brass and Glass Table Lamps by Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a conical brass base that supports a frosted glass ogive shape diffuser. Signed.
Brass
Off white tower floor lamp in metal by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Monaco, MC
Minimalist tower flower lamp in off white lacquered metal with brass designed and produced by Jean Perzel (France) 4 shelves with a light each. Circa 1960 H 168 D 19/23 with wall...
Metal, Brass
$30,000 / set
Pair of Jean Perzel Standing Lamps
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in New York, NY
Designed around 1930, each monumental standing lamp of brass and acid-etched glass is marked Perzel on the base by the switch. A chrome version was published in the French design ma...
Brass
Fine French Art Deco Chrome and White Glass Table Lamp by Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With an half sphere chrome base that supports a ogive shape glass shade. A matching floor lamp is available (see pictures), not included in price.
Chrome
Fine French Art Deco Chrome and White Glass Floor Lamp by Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With an half sphere chrome base and a tapered chrome stem that supports a ogive shape glass shade.
Chrome
$3,476
H 64.97 in W 31.5 in D 19.49 in
Very Rare Walnut Art Deco Large Side Table with Built in Height Adjustable Light
By Art Decor
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original Art Deco walnut side table with built in height adjustable lamp A very rare early Deco piece in lovely lightly...
Walnut
Kem Weber, Console Table, Wood, Chrome Metal, USA, 1930s
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and chrome plated metal console table designed by KEM Weber and produced by Lloyd Manufacturing Co. USA, 1930s. With manufacturers label to underside.
Chrome
Italian Art Deco Console / Small Desk, 1930s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Elegant Italian Art Deco console or small writing desk from the 1930s, finely crafted and fully finished on both sides, allowing it to be placed freely in the center of a room. The p...
Metal
$7,010
H 33.47 in W 78.75 in D 17.72 in
Italian Rare Mid-Century Brass, Chrome and Glass Console Table by Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian exclusive and rare brass, chrome and glass console table by Romeo Rega from 1970's. The top and down shelve of this console are with smoked glass. Very good vintage c...
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Regency Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Rewired, New Linen Shade Materials: Reverse Painted Glass, Gilt Metal Base, New Linen Shade This stunning Mid-Century floor lamp, crafted in the 1950s, features a r...
Metal
Art Deco Burl Wood Console Table, France, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A French modernist Art Deco console table from the 1930s, executed in figured wood veneer with a high-gloss finish that highlights the natural grain. The design is built around a cen...
Burl
Pair of Smoked Glass and Brass Art Deco Style Floor Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of smoked glass and brass art deco style floor lamps, torcheres, dating from the 1980s.
Brass
Bronze Floor Lamps Cruciform X Bases Mid Century Modern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Bronze Floor Lamps, American, circa 1980s. They have sculptural X bases and are finished in a blackened patina to the bronze. The lampshades measure 13.5"H x 21.5" diamet...
Metal, Bronze
$8,044 / item
H 70.87 in Dm 21.66 in
Art Deco Floor Lamp by Sofar, Nickel Finish, Lacquered Wood, France
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco floor lamp with nickel finish bronze and lacquered wood.
Bronze
Art Deco Pendant Light by Jean Perzel, Mercury-Plated Bronze, 1930
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco pendant, mercury-plated bronze frame with satin-finished glass plate, designed by Jean Perzel (1892-1986). France, circa 1930.
Bronze
$4,991 / item
H 70.08 in Dm 18.51 in
Art Deco Floor Lamp by Designer Sofar, Brass and Glass, French Design
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco floor lamp with nickel finish and glass.
Brass
$4,186 / set
H 8.67 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Glass Wall Lights Sconces by Jean Perzel for Atelier Perzel, France, 1960s
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Elegant and rare pair of glass wall sconces by Jean Perzel. Designed and crafted in France, these timeless pieces embody the refined aesthetic of Atelier Perzel. A true collector’s i...
Brass, Steel
Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel, France, Art Déco, 1930's
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Paris, FR
Iconic floor lamp by Jean Perzel, Model 41 E GM. Floor lamp made of gild brass and frosted glass. Signed on the base. Dimensions: hight 172cm, diameter of base 45cm, diameter at the ...
Brass
Fine French 1950s Brass and Glass Floor Reading Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - Fine French mid-century floor reading lamp with a brass base and a brass and enameled white glass shade.
Brass
1960s Luminous Column by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Paris, FR
A n° 966 luminous column with white lacquered metal structure and opaline top by Jean Perzel (1892-1986). Jean Perzel was born to Bruck, in Bavaria (Germany), on May 2nd, 1892. In...
Metal
Elegant Art Deco Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel, France, 1930
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Brussels, BE
Back lacquered wood with gilt bronze accents. Circular base with bronze rings. One light, circa 1930.
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Glass Floor Lamp by Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1940s patinaed bronze floor lamp by Perzel with a bronze and glass bowl and a four-stem cross-shape base.
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Illuminated Gueridon by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco illuminated gueridon/center table made with a conical metal base supporting a Saint Gobain glass slab top with a center prismatic glass lens by Jean Perzel.
Glass
Fine French Art Deco Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco three stems on tiered polished brass stand that supports a semi sphere frosted glass. Model 35V.
Sold
H 70.87 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Jean Perzel. Floor lamp, shade half frosted opal glass and half brass.
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Perzel. Floor lamp, shade half frosted opal glass and half brass , base on a large circular pedestal circa 1950. signed. Available in NYC;
Brass
Jean Perzel Crane Floor Lamp
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Stunning Jean Perzel brass crane floor lamp with cantilevered adjustable arm. Lamp rests on a square brass and black metal base. Simple yet sleek desi...
Brass, Metal
Art Deco Brass Torchierre Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage floor lamp with a circular brass base and tapered brass body. The bowl-form lamp has a frosted glass shade. The piece is signed Perzel
Brass
1980s Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1980s floor lamp by Jean Perzel in patinated and gilt metal.
Metal