French Table Lamp Equilibre a Cat on a Glass Ball by Gaillard for Max Le Verrier

CUEILLETTE LUMINEUX illuminated pair of figures by Max Le Verrier Original Max Le Verrier Contemporary sculpture in Art Deco style Color patinated white bronze and marble Han...

Lumina Famous, very decorative Art Deco object. Slightly smaller than the famous Clarté Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Max Le Verrier” (1891-1973) Original Max Le Verrier, signed Art Deco style, France Lighted sculpture made in Régule (spelter) Socle in black marble (could have a different marbleization than the picture) Green patina, handwork, patina could be different Dimensions: Width 36 cm Height 65 cm (with glass ball) Height 54 cm (without glass ball) Depth 16 cm. The story behind: In 1928, Max Le Verrier designed after a live model, the famous CLARTÉ, a woman with a illuminated ball - the main piece of his artistic work. In fact, he needed three different models: one for the head, one for the upper part of the body and one for the legs. For this last part he asked an African-American dancer...

“Aube” (French. break of dawn) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonymes from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962). His good friend and col...

Joie (the joy) dynamic sculpture of a dancer  Design and creation by "Garcia" for "Max Le Verrier". Spelter with original patina conical base...

Art Deco style lamp monkey with umbrella PLUIE by Max Le Verrier. Patinated metal on marble base, frosted glass umbrella shade. Design 1927. Po...

Art Deco lamp monkey with umbrella PLUIE by Max Le Verrier. Patinated metal on Portor marble base, frosted glass umbrella shade. France 1927. Le Verrier foundry seal. With certif...

Art Deco style lamp sculpture nude with scarf SERENITE signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated metal on marble base, frosted glass. Design ca. 1930. Posthumous cont...

Max LE VERRIER creates his monkey with an umbrella, in front of the cages of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. His model, a three-year-old chimpanzee, had the pretty name of BOUBOU. A great friendship was born between the monkey and the artist, passionate about animals... BOUBOU, held by the keeper outside the cage, agreed to pose in exchange for bananas. Every morning, he looked towards the entrance waiting for the one who was going to immortalize him in bronze... Max received a medal for this sculpture at the Salon des Humoristes in 1927. Accompanied by a certificate of authentication, it serves as a testament to its provenance and artistic significance, inviting viewers to appreciate its intricate details and embrace the essence of the Art Deco movement Known as "Pluie" : Rain and "Singe au Parapluie" : Monkey with Umbrella...