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Original French Art Deco art glass, chrome + nickel chandelier signed Degue

$3,975
£3,018.31
€3,451.66
CA$5,553.65
A$6,176.87
CHF 3,225.37
MX$75,165.97
NOK 41,192.91
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Lovely French Art Deco original signed chandelier featuring four beautifully molded and frosted, scalloped edge glass panels of stylized floral motif along with a matching square molded center glass. signed Degue. The whole is supported by a two tone, chrome and polished nickeled bronze armature bearing four tubular stems with decorative surround, capped by a matching geometric motif canopy. Rewired for American use with five candelabra sockets that can house either LED's or incandescent bulbs. Diagonal measurement is 21" Degué was founded by David Guéron (1892 – 1950). "David Gueron, of Turkish origin and a former fighter of the French Foreign Legion, was the founder of the "Cristalleries De Compiegne". This glassworks mainly produced household glass in the early 1920's. David Gueron soon discovered that he wanted more with his capacities in the glass industry. In 1926 he founded a new factory, which he called "Verrerie D'Art Degue" and put his full attention on the designing and production of Art Deco luxury art-glass. His factory was located on the "Boulevard Malesherbes" and his showroom was on the "41 rue de Paris". Gueron mainly produced vases, lamps and colorful chandeliers. From 1928, Degué collaborated with the French ceramist Edouard Cazaux. This collaboration produced wonderful items with strong geometric designs in very thick, more subdued frosted molded glass. It is for these items that Degué is possibly best known. Degué was commissioned to create 6000 individual crafted glass panels for the French ocean liner SS Normandie which was launched in 1935. (The Normandie was seized by US authorities at New York and renamed USS Lafayette and in 1942 whilst being converted to a troopship caught fire and capsized in New York harbor.) The Degué glassworks stopped operating in 1936 due to the great strikes and was officially closed when David Gueron shut his glassworks co. in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War. He fled France and was last seen in Paris in 1949. His factory in Compiegne still stands and is nowadays owned by a company selling tiles and doorframes. The old furnace downstairs still has glass melted to its walls. Lantern, English country house, Modern, Rococo, Italian design, Modernist, Industrial, Hollywood Regency, Boho chic, Traditional, Transitional, lustre, ceiling light, luminaire, floral blossom.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.25 in (79.38 cm)Diameter: 18 in (45.72 cm)
  • Power Source:
    Hardwired
  • Voltage:
    110-150v
  • Lampshade:
    Included
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1930
  • Condition:
    Rewired: Rewired for American specs . Holds five candelabra based sockets which can house either LED or incandescent bulbs. Wear consistent with age and use. In good condition. Original two tone nickel finish with minor scratches, tiny oxidation spots, some mottling. Glass with minor imperfections, flea bite wear, a few tiny chips on edges where glass comes in out of frame, not visible.
  • Seller Location:
    New York City, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU901337294902

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