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Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand
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SERGE MOUILLE (1922–1988)
See original version (French)
152
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SERGE MOUILLE (1922–1988)
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Mixed sale
Description
SERGE MOUILLE (1922–1988)
‘Clip-on, single ball joint’ – the model designed around
[1957]
An adjustable desk lamp, height-adjustable and
with a movable mounting.
The angled arm is made of black-lacquered tubular metal.
The lampshade, mounted on a ball joint, is made of
aluminium, lacquered black on the outside and white on
the inside – complete with its original
plastic switch.
The ball joint is made of brass.
Complete with its mounting bracket.
Period piece, late 1950s.
Height: 66 cm – Length of arm when extended with
bulb cover: approx. 52 cm
Total length (arm + bulb cover): 118 cm
Shows signs of wear, with oxidation, chips in the lacquer and
scratches.
Bibliography:
- Serge Mouille, Luminaires 1953–1962 –
Exhibition catalogue, Galerie 1950 – Christine
Counord & Alan, Paris, 1983. Drawing of the model
reproduced on page 28.
- Jean Prouvé – Serge Mouille – Catalogue of the
exhibitions organised by the Galerie Antony
Delorenzo in May 1985 in New York and by Christine
Counord & Alan in the autumn of the same year in
Paris. Preface by Yolande Amric, published by Galerie
Delorenzo/Galerie 1950 – Christine Counord &
Alan, 1985. Drawing of the model reproduced on page 132.
Expert: Emmanuel Eyraud
See original version (French)
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