French Art Deco Pink Glass Skyscraper Pendant Light, 1930s, with Brass Details

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A French Art Deco pink glass skyscraper pendant light from the 1930s. The frosted skyscraper shade is molded in stepped … Read more A French Art Deco pink glass skyscraper pendant light from the 1930s. The frosted skyscraper shade is molded in stepped tiers with clear glass chevrons, and it hangs as a single ceiling light from a brass shade holder. Newly rewired with textile cord, a new socket, and a new ceiling canopy.

A pink skyscraper shade is a less common variation on a form more often found in white or opaline glass. It brings a warmth to French Art Deco lighting that the colder palette of the period rarely offers.

About French Art Deco Lighting Glass
Art Deco takes its name from the 1925 Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris. There, French designers set out a modern decorative language built on geometry, rhythm, and precision. Through the following decade, French glassworks produced molded and frosted shades for the domestic interior. The stepped skyscraper silhouette, drawn from the setback towers of American cities, became one of the most recognizable forms of interwar lighting.
Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard).The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. See less