Modernist Floor Lamp by Robert Mallet-Stevens, 1930

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Chromed metal floor lamp, icon of the modernist style, with a light reflector resting on a cylindrical barrel all maintained … Read more Chromed metal floor lamp, icon of the modernist style, with a light reflector resting on a cylindrical barrel all maintained by a circular base, switch on the barrel. Circa 1930.

good condition with slight dents and traces of oxidation. Wear & tear consistent with age.
wired for european use.
h : 62.72 inches

one of this floor lamp appeared in the 1932 layout of the grand salon of the villa cavrois (croix), art deco master piece designed by mallet stevens.

robert mallet-stevens (1886-1945) : from 1904 to 1909, he studied architecture. He became a major architect of the art deco period, applying a modernist style to prestigious constructions for a wealthy clientele (rue mallet stevens-paris xvi, house of the sculptor martel in boulogne, villa cavrois-croix). As well as public buildings such as the famous casino of saint-jean-de-luz, emblematic of the « liner ship » style.

in 1929 he co-founded the union des artistes modernes (uam), and in 1935, mallet-stevens became director of the ecole des beaux-arts de lille.
european plug (up to 250v).the wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. See less