Art Deco Table Lamp Attributed to Edgar Brandt with Daum Nancy Shade

Daum Freres Nancy; Edgar Brandt, Table light, circa 1925, Daum Nancy shade is variegated and mottled art glass with powder fusions of, white, orange...

Art deco wrought iron chandelier with ginkgo biloba leaf decoration, circa 1925. 4 tulips and a central glass paste shell signed Daum Nancy. Frame stamped E Brandt. Chandelier electrified and in perfect condition. This chandelier will be disassembled and sent in two separate boxes. One for the glass and another for the frame. Height: 86cm Frame diameter: 42 cm Shell diameter: 27 cm Weight: 12kg You can contact me for more information and for delivery costs. Daum (French establishment created in 1878) is a glass and crystal workshop located in Nancy. Founded by the industrialist and notary Jean Daum, the workshop was then taken over by his sons Auguste and Antonin, who ran it during the Art Nouveau period. It was not until the Universal Exhibition of 1900 that the company was at the forefront of the decorative art scene, when Daum received the prestigious Grand Prix medal. At this time, Daum glass became more complex, acid treatment was often used in the cutting, enameling and etching of a piece to produce glass masterpieces. Daum also produces applied glass elements, such as handles and ornamental motifs in naturalistic shapes. The Daum brothers quickly became big names in Art Nouveau, rivaling the famous designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass after his death. In 1906, Daum revived glass paste, a process by which glass is transformed into paste, then it is applied to the surface of a mold and fired. This technique originates from ancient Egypt. Today, Daum is the only industrial crystal manufacturer that uses the glass paste process for its glass objects and crystal sculptures. Following the First World War, Paul Daum began to develop works in the Art Deco style, moving away from naturalistic forms and turning to linear, angular, simplified forms and geometric patterns characteristic of the movement. After the Second World War, Henri and Michel Daum became interested in the transparency of glass and pure lines. Daum collaborates with a large number of famous artists, such as Louis Majorelle, Salvador Dalí, Hilton Mac Connico, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti to create glass paste objects...