Edgar Brandt. Pair of Plaques, circa 1925. Silvered wrought iron. 17-1/4 x 14-5/8 inches (43.8 x 37.1 cm) (each, approximate... (Total: 2 Items)

Description

Edgar Brandt
Pair of Plaques, circa 1925
Silvered wrought iron
17-1/4 x 14-5/8 inches (43.8 x 37.1 cm) (each, approximately)
Marks to one: 1

PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's, New York, Important 20th Century Decorative Arts, December 1, 1989, lot 692;
Acquired from the above by current owner.

LITERATURE:
Établissements Edgar Brandt, advertisement, L'Illustration no. 4594, March 21, 1931, advertising supplement, p. XIX (the model illustrated).
J. Kahr, Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork, New York, 1999, p. 139, fig. 153 (the model illustrated, in Brandt's display in the Salon d'Ameublement at the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes); p. 162, fig. 177 (the model illustrated, at La Galerie Edgar Brandt).





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