Lot 17
Lot 17
Property from a New York Private Collection
PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)

Pair of 'LA548' Wall Lights, circa 1923

Price Realised USD 17,640
Estimate
USD 15,000 - USD 25,000
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PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)

Pair of 'LA548' Wall Lights, circa 1923

Price Realised USD 17,640
Price Realised USD 17,640
Details
patinated iron, alabaster
538 x 1014 x 738 in. (13.7 x 26 x 18.7 cm) (each)
Provenance
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1996
Literature
M. Vellay, K Frampton, Pierre Chareau Architecte-meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1954, pp. 74-78, 88, 89, 95, 210, 330-331, 333
R. Herbst, Pierre Chareau architecte, un art interieur, Paris, 1954, pp. 74, 99
M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: architecte-meublier, 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 74-78, 101, 210
B. B. Taylor, Pierre Chareau, Designer and Architect, New York, 1992, p. 90
B. B. Taylor, Pierre Chareau, Architecte, un art Interieur, exh. cat. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris 1993, p. 157
M. Bédarida and F. Lamond, Pierre Chareau, vol. 1, Paris, 2023, pp. 33 (for a related example), 126, 132-133, 269, 333
M. Bédarida and F. Lamond, Pierre Chareau, vol. 2, Paris, 2023, pp. 20, 36, 148-151
Sale Room Notice
Please note this lot is a matched pair of ‘LA548’ Wall Lights by Chareau.
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Lot Essay

In 1927, Pierre Chareau decorated the interior of the Grand Hotel de Tours, in which he used model 'LA 548' sconces throughout. On many walls, Chareau layered the 'LA 548' sconce with the related model 'LA415-LA317', resulting in a wall filled with a geometry of lights.
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