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A rare Art Deco table lamp designed by Jean Boris Lacroix and produced by Metis, France, during the 1930s.
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A rare Art Deco table lamp designed by Jean Boris Lacroix and produced by Metis, France, during the 1930s.
The design reflects the restrained modernist side of French Art Deco, combining clean geometric proportions with refined material contrast. A short cylindrical frosted glass shade is suspended above a nickel-plated brass structure composed of a slender stem and domed circular base, creating a balanced architectural silhouette characteristic of Lacroix’s elegant functional approach.
Unlike more heavily ornamental Art Deco lighting of the period, this piece demonstrates a more progressive modernist sensibility, emphasising proportion, material quality, and understated form.
The original Metis stamp remains present inside the base.
An increasingly difficult-to-source example of pre-war French modernist lighting.
Details:
Designer: Jean Boris Lacroix
Manufacturer: Metis
Origin: France
Period: 1930s
Type: Table lamp
Materials: Frosted glass, nickel-plated brass
Shade: Cylindrical frosted glass diffuser
Markings: Original Metis stamp inside base
Design Features:
Restrained French Art Deco modernist design
Frosted cylindrical glass shade
Nickel-plated brass construction
Elegant domed circular base
Architectural geometric composition
Strong balance between decorative and functional form
Condition:
Very good vintage condition.
Light wear consistent with age and use
Some wear visible to stem
Fully functional
Attribution:
This piece retains an attribution mark and is further documented through archival references and period design literature. This piece has an attribution mark,
I am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution,
European Plug (up to 250V).The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise.
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- Dimensions
- 4.72ʺW × 4.72ʺD × 12.99ʺL
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Brass
- Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
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