Description
MAISON DESNY
Small scented candle nightlight, circa 1930, with a spherical body and a nickel-plated metal knob-shaped handle, into which slides a cut-out cylinder housing a satin-finished glass reflector, resting on a circular ebony base.
Marked ‘Worth’ and ‘situé Paris France’ on the reverse.
In its original box.
H.: 13 cm (open) H.: 10 cm (closed)
Maison WORTH
(Scuffs, signs of wear)
Bibliography:
- Wolf Vecker, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lamps and Candlesticks, Editions Flammarion, 1987; a similar model is reproduced on p. 103.
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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