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36 - Serge MOUILLE (1922–1988)
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Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
Description
Serge MOUILLE (1922–1988) “Angled wall light with two swivelling arms” Design created in 1954. A rare wall light with two articulated light arms and two adjustable reflectors in aluminium and black lacquered metal. Ball joints in patinated gilded brass. H: 110 cm, L: 180 cm (slight knocks, signs of wear) A rare steerable wall light designed by Serge Mouille in 1954, with two articulated light arms fitted with adjustable reflectors made of black and white lacquered aluminium. Burnished and gilded brass ball joints. H: 43.31 inches, L: 70.87 inches (minor dents, signs of wear) Bibliography: - Pierre Emile Pralus: “Serge Mouille, un classique français”, Les Éditions du Mont Thou, 2006, model reproduced and referenced on pages 143, 170–171, - Patrick Favardin: “Les décorateurs des Années 50”, Paris 2002, model reproduced on page 157. - La Maison française, issue 158, June 1962, model reproduced on page 121. - *Plaisir de France*, October 1959, design reproduced as part of a collection on page 68. - *Mobilier et Décoration*, issue 2, March 1959, design reproduced on page 31. - *Mobilier et Décoration*, no. 9, 1956, design reproduced on page 32. - *Techniques et Architecture*, no. 64, November 1956, design reproduced on page 33. - *Le Décor d’aujourd’hui*, no. 103, 1956, design reproduced on page 243; - *Le Décor d’Aujourd’hui*, no. 106, September 1956, design reproduced on the wall of a display on page 351. - *Architecture française*, issue 159, October 1955, design reproduced on page 8. - *Revue des Arts ménagers*, issue 70, October 1955, design reproduced on page 54. - *La Maison française*, issue 86, April 1955, design reproduced on page 35. - *Mobilier et Décoration*, issue 9, December 1954, design reproduced on page 404. - *Elle*, issue 443, June 1954, design reproduced on page 59. - *La Maison française*, issue 80, August 1954, design reproduced on page 6. - *Le Décor d’Aujourd’hui*, issue 86, April 1954, design reproduced on the wall of a suite on page 200. - *Le Décor d’Aujourd’hui*, issue 86, March 1954, design reproduced on page 200. - *Art et Décoration*, issue 39, 1954, design reproduced on page 2. Museum holdings: - One example is held in the collections of the MAD (Musée des Arts Décoratifs – Paris) under inventory number 49441.
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About the sale Masters VI – 20th-Century Decorative Arts
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Auction time 11/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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