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Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, New York
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)
Table Lamp, 1924-1928
Details
JEAN BESNARD (1889-1958)
Table Lamp, 1924-1928
glazed ceramic, paper and wool-trimmed shade
28 in. (71 cm) high, 20 ½ in. (52 cm) diameter of shade
monogrammed JB FRANCE
Table Lamp, 1924-1928
glazed ceramic, paper and wool-trimmed shade
28 in. (71 cm) high, 20 ½ in. (52 cm) diameter of shade
monogrammed JB FRANCE
Provenance
Alexandre Biaggi, Paris
Private Collection, New York
Christie's, New York, 13 June 2013, lot 146
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, New York
Christie's, New York, 13 June 2013, lot 146
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, p. 297, no. 3301A (for a related example executed for Ruhlmann and used with a different shade on the S.S. Île de France, 1927)
F. Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, p. 297, ref. 3301A (for the above example)
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, New York, 2009, p. 504 (for a related example executed for Ruhlmann and a sketch of the design)
A.-R. Hardy and P. Wilson, Jean Besnard: A Modern Potter, Potier Moderne, Paris, 2021, pp. 58, no. 86 and 89, no. 143 (for related vase examples); 77 (for a drawing of the form); 138-139 (for a discussion of Besnard lamps for Ruhlmann); 138, no. 225 (for a period photograph of a Besnard lamp placed in a Ruhlmann interior for the Rendez-vous de pécheurs de truites in 1932); 139, no. 226 (for a related example)
F. Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, p. 297, ref. 3301A (for the above example)
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, New York, 2009, p. 504 (for a related example executed for Ruhlmann and a sketch of the design)
A.-R. Hardy and P. Wilson, Jean Besnard: A Modern Potter, Potier Moderne, Paris, 2021, pp. 58, no. 86 and 89, no. 143 (for related vase examples); 77 (for a drawing of the form); 138-139 (for a discussion of Besnard lamps for Ruhlmann); 138, no. 225 (for a period photograph of a Besnard lamp placed in a Ruhlmann interior for the Rendez-vous de pécheurs de truites in 1932); 139, no. 226 (for a related example)
Further details
Christie's would like to thank Alain-René Hardy and Patrick Wilson for their assistance with the authentication and cataloguing of this lot.
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas