Table Lamp by Gilbert Poillerat, French, 1930s

Rare, elegant and timeless French Modern neoclassical hammered iron table / desk lamp with a hand-stitched parchment shade attributed to Gilbert Poi...

An Elegant, hand made, Unique French Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk lamp in hand forged and hand-hammered iron with a parchment shade attributed to Gilbert Poillerat. The base...

Elegant, timeless French Mid-Century Modern wrought iron and parchment table lamp attributed to master French ironworker, Gilbert Poillerat, 1940. The piece shows the highest lev...

Black patinated bronze, circular base enhanced with gilded bronze, frosted glass tubes. Circular shade with a handle in the upper. - Glaces et verres n° 114, juin 1951, p 14.

Style: Art Deco Material: iron and wood Country: France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. "Attributed Gilbert Poillerat" There have been many important French designers associated with Art Deco and through the 1930’s, ’40’s and beyond who worked in wrought iron. One usually thinks of Edgar Brandt, Raymond Subes, and Paul Kiss. For quite a while, when Art Deco was enjoying its first flush of recognition in the 1970’s, Gilbert Poillerat remained relatively unknown. This would soon change as the natural progression of design exploration began to move into the 1930’s and beyond, and Poillerat would emerge as one of the most original and important designers of his time. Gilbert Poillerat was born in 1902 in a small town in France that, oddly, had three names – Mer, Loir et Cher. Like many other furniture designers, he attended the famed École Boulle, where he trained as a metal chiseler and engraver, graduating in 1921. Following his graduation, he worked with arguably the best and most influential wrought-iron master – Edgar Brandt. He worked for Brandt for over seven years in both design and production. There can be no doubt that this time was hugely important, not only in furthering his training and perfecting his technique, but also exposing him to the new ideas that had blossomed forth during the Art Deco movement, when wrought-iron escaped the constraints of tradition that had kept it static for so long. In 1927, Poillerat left Brandt, and began working for Baudet, Donon and Roussel, a firm specializing in construction frameworks. He was placed in charge of their decorative iron-work division, which produced tables...

Wrought gilt hand-forged iron sunburst flush mount ceiling lamp or wall mount fixture. France, 1930s, 1940s. This brutalist-style light fixture has a design Att. to Gilbert Poillera...