Bousquet & Bloch & Degue French Art Deco Double-Arm Table Lamp 1930s - Pinecone Glass

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A. BLOCH : Robert Bousquet & Degué
A very rare French art deco lamp in nickel plated solid brass or … Read more A. BLOCH : Robert Bousquet & Degué
A very rare French art deco lamp in nickel plated solid brass or bronze of excellent quality signed Bousquet. The base holds nicely matching shades in molded-pressed glass. This model shade is never signed and was produced by Degué the famous company of David Guéron. I have it represented in my old Degué catalog. Robert Bousquet (1888-1917) was a sculptor who mainly made small bronze sculptures of animals. He designed his sculptures between 1908 and 1914. Was a soldier during the first world war and died in the trenches in the north of France in 1917. After the war around 1925-1930 his works were cast in bronze in high volumes by Adolphe Bloch and these sculptures can often be found at auction houses or online. But Bousquet also designed a lampbase. Around 1925 the company of Bloch (7-9 cité Popincourt, Paris) took it in production and over the years they made three versions of it. At first it had one large oblong unsigned shade by EJG. See the last picture showing this version in the old Bloch catalog. Not a perfect match but it looked acceptable. Bloch also made a smaller version for one small EJG shade.
When around 1928 Degué designed his shades with pinecone pattern Bloch made this final and best looking version of the lamp using the Degué shades for the Bousquet base. A perfect match as if made for each other. The first version with the large EJG shade had straight tubes where the Degué version has crossed ones with a pinecone decoration in the middle. Unlike the sculptures these Bousquet lamps are a very rare find. Over the last twenty years I saw only five or six of them and often with historical incorrect shades mounted on them.
The height of the lamp is 36.5 cm (14-3/8") and it's 33,5 cm long. On the outside the base is signed Bousquet. On the inside of the base we can detect the AB initials of Bloch stamped in the bronze. The lamp is in excellent condition. I have replated and patinated the base.
It is rewired with new cloth covered twisted cord and is equipped with an American candelabra base sockets and US 2-prong plug.

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