Edouard-Wilfrid Buquet art deco grey and black table or wall lamp 20th century

Art deco ceramic table lamp White an grey 1940 ceramic lamp Original condition - needs to be cleaned, some small stains and slightly oxidized metal Ceramic height 26 cm Large 20 c...

Art deco ceramic table lamp Blue and black ceramic glazes colors realised circa 1940 Electrical system is ok Sold without lampshade Ceramic height 23,5 cm Height with electrical...

At 4.29 p.m. on 9th February, 1927 Eduard-Wilfrid Buquet feild his patent for parts of this table lamp, particularly the flexible joints, at the Ministère du Commerce et l'Industrie in Paris. Various versions were produced until the 1940's. Although little is known about Buquet we do know that he produced this lamp himself and probably designed it as well. The “Buquet” table lamp is impressively functional, stunningly elegant and mysteriously fragile. It was developed in 1925 by a French engineer and designer by the name of Édouard-Wilfrid Buquet. He must have suspected that he’d created something special, as he patented parts of the lamp, especially the joints, at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Paris just two years later on 9 February 1927 – at 16:29, to be precise! While we know that Édouard-Wilfrid Buquet developed many fine lamps, that’s sadly where our knowledge about him comes to an end. However, the shape of the EB 27...

Art Deco table lamp from around 1950, Poland. Dimensions: height 57 cm / diameter 26 cm