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Art Deco Table Lamp PLUIE Monkey with Umbrella by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
About the Item
Art Deco lamp monkey with umbrella PLUIE by Max Le Verrier.
Patinated metal on Portor marble base, frosted glass umbrella shade.
France 1927.
Le Verrier foundry seal.
With certificate of authenticity.
History about the lamp with monkey :
It was in front of the cages of the Jardin des Plantes that Max LE VERRIER created his monkey with an umbrella, a three-year-old chimpanzee who answered to the pretty name of BOUBOU.
A great friendship was born between the monkey and the artist.
BOUBOU, held by the goalkeeper outside the cage, agreed to strike a pose in exchange for bananas.
Moreover, every morning, he looked at the side of the entrance to wait for the one who was going to immortalize him in bronze.
This sculpture received a medal at the Salon des Humoristes in 1927.
- Creator:Max Le Verrier (Sculptor)
- Dimensions:Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)Width: 12.6 in (32 cm)Depth: 11.42 in (29 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1930
- Condition:Re-wired, US plug will be provided.
- Seller Location:Antwerp, BE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU931043231542
Max Le Verrier
Max Le Verrier was born on January 29, 1891, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He opened his studio in 1919 and won a medal at the famed 1925 Exposition in Paris that gave Art Deco its name. Later, he established a foundry that cast bronze sculptures for Pierre Le Faguays and Marcel Bourain, among others. Although Le Verrier experimented with other alloys, he continued to create pieces in bronze as well. Le Verrier died on June 6, 1973, in Paris.
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