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Albert Cheuret
Chandelier
Estimate
$120,000 - 180,000
Sold For
$221,000
Lot Details
circa 1925
Silvered bronze, alabaster.
28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm) drop, 34 in. (86.4 cm) diameter
Top of stem incised with Albert Cheuret, each wing impressed MADE IN FRANCE and each pair of wings numbered consecutively.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Albert Cheuret was a sculptor and designer who is best known for his lighting designs that incorporate geometric elements with stylized birds. He was a frequent exhibitor at the salons and also designed a shop installation at the Paris Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes of 1925.
Provenance
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