By Degué
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning French Art Deco Table Lamp signed by Degué,
in molded White glass with elegant geometric ornamentations and a decorated silver bronze base, and two lighten parts to contrast its shapes.
France, circa 1920
Two bulbs, on both parts that are beautifully lighten up.
Very good condition, excellent quality by the famous Degué.
Dimensions:
Height 55 cm
Width 30 cm
weight 6 kg and very solid and stabile.
The electric system has been renewed.
About Degué:
Degué was the brainchild of the enigmatic David Guéron (1892-1950).
Born in Turkey to Spanish Jewish parents, he fled scandal at the age of 22 by joining the French Foreign Legion in 1914, only to be sent to the Western Front, where he was wounded and then pensioned out of the army.
Following the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, he set up his glassworks in Compiègne, about 50 miles northeast of Paris, to produce tableware and other functional glass. Compiègne had been the site of the Great War Armistice. In 1926, the year after the successful Paris Exhibition, Guéron moved into the more lucrative production of French art glass.
He opened Verrerie d’Art Degué in Paris, a glassworks at Boulevard Malesherbes along with a gallery at 41, avenue de Paris to promote the art glass he named “Degué”. His cameo glass designs leaned heavily toward natural motifs, but also used brilliant colors that became his signature. His internally decorated vases, lamps and lampshades met instant success. Another Degué line used a sandblasting method to decorate monochromatic vessels with graphic devices and designs.
The Degué factory made vases, paperweights, bowls, perfume bottles, stemware items such as liqueur glasses, lightshades, chandeliers, art glass lamps, and half-round ceiling lampshades...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paste Lighting