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Daum Nancy Art Deco Suspension

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Art Deco pendant light by Daum Nancy. Glass paste bowl. Bronze frame. The height of the pendant light can be changed. In perfect condition and electrified. Height: 60 cm Diameter: 35 cm Weight: 4.2 kg The Compagnie française du cristal Daum is a crystal factory founded by the Daum brothers in 1878 in Nancy, Lorraine. The workshops of the Daum brothers, Auguste (1853-1909) and Antonin (1864-1930), also trained some of the great names of Art Nouveau such as Jacques Grüber, Henri Bergé, Almaric Walter or the Schneider brothers. Following the war of 1870, Jean Daum (1825-1885), a notary in Bitche, sold his office and opted for France. He settled in Nancy in 1876 and, that same year, lent money on several occasions to Avril and Bertrand, owners of the Sainte-Catherine glassworks in Nancy, a factory that produced bottles and ordinary goblets. The company did not find its financial balance and Daum was forced to buy it back in 1878 and became head of a company with 150 workers, in a field he knew nothing about. In 1878, Jean brought his son Auguste into the business, but he did not experience the company's first successes. When he died in 1885, Auguste took sole charge of the glassworks before being joined in 1887 by his brother Antonin, who had just graduated from the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in Paris. Faced with the poor financial health of the glassworks, Auguste, who was training to be a lawyer, was forced to take over. Antonin began by embellishing the standard tableware. Familiar with glass techniques through his training, he oriented production towards artistic creation. Between 1889 and 1891, the two brothers prepared the establishment of an artistic department that was entrusted to Antonin. Auguste gave him all the means to work in order to follow the furrow dug by Émile Gallé in Art Nouveau glassmaking. Antonin Daum began with a few simple models to quickly continue with acid etching, then moved on to models using wheel etching techniques, two- or three-layer glass. From 1890 to 1914, he created no fewer than three thousand references. Jacques Grüber was the first artist in glassmaking. Recruited in 1893, he was entrusted with the creation of pieces to appear at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. This was the first major success that propelled Daum into the closed circle of art industries. The Daum brothers won the right to participate in the Nancy exhibition in 1894. There were then exhibitions in Lyon (1894), Bordeaux (1895) and Brussels (1895 and 1897), during which they received distinctions. A drawing school was created in 1897 within the company, which trained its own decorators and engravers. Henri Bergé was the master decorator there, the second artist in the company. He would have Émile Writz at his side from 1898. The consecration of the adventure came when the first grand prize for art glassware at the 1900 Universal Exhibition was awarded to Daum and Gallé. Daum presented carefully prepared pieces: vases with an intercalary decoration (patent of 1899) and light fixtures that became a specialty. In 1904, Almaric Walter developed glass pastes there, he remained at Daum until 1915. In 1901, the statutes of the École de Nancy were officially established. Émile Gallé was the man behind this grouping and became its president. Antonin was vice-president. Antonin was also one of the personalities of the Nancy Chamber of Commerce. He played an important role in 1909 during the International Exhibition of Eastern France which marked the end of the École de Nancy. Auguste died in 1909, Antonin was active until his death in 1930, but shared responsibilities with Auguste's sons: Jean, Henri and Paul. Jean died in 1916, Henri was manager like his father. Paul graduated from the Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Nancy, he gradually took Antonin's place. After 1918, the Daums ensured the adaptation of the company to the new production conditions, concerned with maintaining quality, techniques and aesthetic rather than utilitarian orientations. The company continued to participate in major exhibitions: Barcelona in 1923, the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1925, the Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1931. In the 1920s, Paul Daum oriented production towards Art Deco in the face of the public's loss of interest in Art Nouveau. Demand was high and the company prospered. It opened a second Belle-Étoile crystal factory in Croismare in 1925, of which Paul was the director. It supplied white glassware, balls, and fantasy signed Lorrain. Pierre Davesn created models from 1928. The economic crisis of the 1930s affected Belle-Étoile, which closed in 1934. A few large orders allowed the company to continue production: in 1935, the Compagnie transatlantique orders 90,000 pieces of glass and crystal for the Normandie liner. After the Second World War, crystal takes on a prominent place, under the direction of Henri and Michel Daum. Antonin's eldest grandchild, Antoine Froissart (1920-1971), an engineer at the École Centrale Paris, perfects the manufacture of a particularly transparent and brilliant crystal. This new crystal favors the creation of pieces with thick and flexible shapes, and a luminous appearance. Jacques, Auguste's grandson, brings a breath of fresh air in 1965 by calling on contemporary designers.
  • Creator:
    Daum (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.63 in (60 cm)Diameter: 13.78 in (35 cm)
  • Power Source:
    Hardwired
  • Voltage:
    220-240v,110-150v
  • Lampshade:
    Included
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1925
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    NANTES, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7403243022522

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