By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco Lantern signed Perzel
Lantern, entrance light around 1940 structure in gilded brass bronze and alabaster signed Perze.
Ectrified and in perfect condition.
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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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Atelier Jean Perzel Lanterns
MaterialsAlabaster, Bronze