Large French Art Deco Bronze Chandelier Attributed to Sue Et Mare, Parisian

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Rare and stunning French Art Deco bronze chandelier with a geometric & floral designs having 6 scroll arms radiating out … Read more Rare and stunning French Art Deco bronze chandelier with a geometric & floral designs having 6 scroll arms radiating out from a central, relief design sphere and acorn finial bottom. Attributed to French designers
Sue et Mare.

Exceptional quality and craftsmanship.
Delightfully heavy.

Measures: 40 1/2" High x 23 1/4" Diameter
Very good antique condition. Recently polished throughout.
New wiring, new sockets.

If you want to add more glamour to this magnificent French Art Deco chandelier attributed to Sue et Mare add clip on lamp shades to LED frosted flame style bulbs or modify with glass shades.

About the designers that this chandelier is attributed to:

Louis Süe was a French painter, architect, designer and decorator. He and André Mare co-founded the Compagnie des Arts Français, which produced Art Deco furniture and interior decorations for wealthy customers. He also designed buildings and interiors, including the interiors of two passenger liners.

In 1893 he entered the École des Beaux-Arts where he studied painting in the studio of Victor Laloux (1850–1937). During this period he also explored architectural design, and was awarded medals for his work.
In 1902 the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne showed his work. Süe's work always combined an understanding and respect for traditional forms with a willingness to explore the new.

Charles André Mare (1885–1932), or André-Charles Mare, was a French painter and textile designer, and co-founder of the Company of French Art (la Compagnie des Arts Français) in 1919. He was a designer of colorful textiles, and was one of the founders of the Art Deco movement.

As a soldier in the French Army in World War I, Mare led the development of military camouflage, painting artillery using Cubism techniques to deceive the eye. His ink and watercolour painting Le canon de 280 camouflé (The Camouflaged 280 Gun) shows the close interplay of abstract art and military application at that time.[2] He authored the book Cubisme et Camouflage, 1914–1918.

Mare sketched and painted scenes based on his experiences. His works include: American Troops Marching Through the Arch of Triumph, 1930.

After the war Mare combined his talents with the skills of architect Louis Sue and became a leader in the Art Deco movement. He designed pavilions, textiles and furnishings for the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925. and interiors of residences and the French ocean liners. A common feature of his work was the stylized rose, in garlands or bouquets. See less