


PIERRE CHAREAU
"SN31" FLOOR LAMP , c. 1925
A "SN31" - also said "Nun"
Padauk wood, alabaster and wrought iron floor lamp designed by Pierre Chareau in 1923.
Padauk wood, alabaster and wrought iron floor lamp designed by Pierre Chareau in 1923.
H. 182.9 cm.
H. 72 in.
H. 72 in.
Further images
- A certificate of authenticity issued by Francis Lamond will be given to the buyer.
Provenance
- Jean-Claude Brugnot's Collection, Paris.- Auction sale : Jean-Claude Brugnot's collection, Million & Robert, Hôtel George V, Paris, June 18, 1993.
- Private collection, France.
Exhibitions
- Xavier Lenormand and Aaron Lederfajn, "1930 Quand le meuble devient sculpture", catalog of the exhibition at the Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris, March 6 to June 6, 1981, no. 147.- Marc Lambrecht, "L'Art Déco en Europe", Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, March 3 to May 18 1989, p 132 F 9.
Literature
- L'Amour de l'Art, April 1924, model reproduced on pages 116 and 193.- "Les Arts de la Maison", Autumn-Winter 1924, color plate II: "Pierre Chareau's set for an office" featuring the floor lamp within an interior.
- Brian Brace Taylor: "Pierre Chareau Designer and Architect", Taschen America Llc, 1998, model reproduced on page 63.
- "Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design", exhibition catalog November 4, 2016 - March 26, 2017, The Jewish Museum, New York, 2016, model reproduced on page 139.
- Bédarida (Marc), Lamond (Francis), 'Pierre Chareau', Norma, Paris, Mars 2023, Vol 1, pp. 60, 94, 106, 264 - 265, Vol 2, pp. 45, 94.