Description
France
circa 1930
Jean Perzel (1892 – 1986) Fine French Art Deco illuminated gueridon/side table made with a conical metal base supporting a Saint Gobain glass slab top with a center prismatic glass lens.
Illuminated part has been re-wired.
Literature
Mobilier et Décoration, January 1939, p. 201 (for a period photograph of the model) Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXe Siècle: Dictionnaire des Créateurs, Paris, 2000, p. 485 (for a related model) Pierre Kjellberg, Art Déco: Les Maîtres du Mobilier – Le Décor des Paquebots, Paris, 2000, p. 180
Condition
Good condition. Rewired: The piece has been newly US re-wired, original foot switch has been kept. Brass pedestal: wear consistent with age and use with a slightly more pronounced area of wear to the column finish measuring approx. 2 ½ x 1 in. and not visually distracting when the piece is installed. Glass top: Good weathered / vintage condition.
Measurements
Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)
Diameter: 31.5 in. (80 cm)
Specifications
Number of items: 1
Reference: 1373
