Rispal Mante Religieuse Floor Lamp with Rare Red Shade, France, 1950s

Mante Religieuse (praying mantis) floor lamp designed and produced by Jean Rispal in the 1950s, made of wood and a hanging cellulose acetate lampshade...

Douglas Mont, a lighting designer, Rispal collector, and true enthusiast of the brand, wanted to revive those emblematic creations of the golden age of French furniture. Years of research, meetings, and experiments eventually convinced him to re-launch the iconic brand. It seemed almost impossible to reproduce these lamps without the original plans or tools. The “Praying Mantis” lampshade is a good example: the technique used to produce the cellulose acetate lampshade, which was the emblematic piece of the brand, had to be completely reinvented. If there is one model that represents the avant-gardism of Rispal alone, it is undoubtedly the “praying man- tis.” Its surname comes from its organic design and striking similarity to the insect It was given over time by antique dealers and decorators despite the fact that Rispal products did not have names, only references. The “praying mantis” is often attributed to a certain Jean Rispal, though the reality is, Rispal lamps...

Rare Model 14.958 Floor Lamp by Rispal. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1950. Rare sculptural floor lamp with slender custom wood stem, interlocking curved steel base, and...

Model 167.A82 Floor Lamp by Rispal. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1950. Rare floor lamp featuring a soft wooden frame, parchment shade, and a three legged base and end t...

1950s three footed French floor lamp. Brass stem with patina. Newly rewired and fitted with a custom silk shade. Measures: 62" height, base is 13" in wide. Shade is 12" height and 20...

A very rare Italian floor lamp attributed to Stilnovo of unique modern design, the red blown murano glass shade attributed to...