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Atelier Jean Perzel Console Tables

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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Pair of rare 1930s Illuminated Glass and Chrome Consoles by Jean Perzel
Pair of rare 1930s Illuminated Glass and Chrome Consoles by Jean Perzel

Pair of rare 1930s Illuminated Glass and Chrome Consoles by Jean Perzel

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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.

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Atelier Jean Perzel console tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Atelier Jean Perzel console tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Atelier Jean Perzel console tables, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original console tables by Atelier Jean Perzel were created in the Art Deco style in france during the 1930s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider console tables by Louis Vuitton, and Edgar Brandt. Prices for Atelier Jean Perzel console tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $38,000 and can go as high as $38,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $38,000.