Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
"Grosse Fleur" Plaffonier

CultureFrench
Titles
  • "Grosse Fleur" Plaffonier
  • Large Flower Ceiling Lamp
DateDesigned 1923
PlaceFrance
MediumPâte de verre, iron, and brass
DimensionsOverall: 25 × 12 in. (63.5 × 30.5 cm)
Overall (Shade): 4 1/8 × 12 in. (10.5 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Goldberg in honor of Jeffrey A. Shankman
Object number2004.2221
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceSotheby's, New York, "Arcade Furniture & Decorative Works of Art", (? date), Sale No.1744, Lot 404;

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched on the rim of the shade: "G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU"
Catalogue raisonnéBloch-Dermant 23.22

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