Pair of twin-branch Deco scallop-shaped Girandole Wall Lights
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Pair of twin-branch Deco scallop-shaped Girandole Wall Lights
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Pair of twin-branch Deco scallop-shaped Girandole Wall Lights:
the shaped mirrored back engraved as a scallop shell; the glass branches bearing flower-shaped candle pans and thumbpress-cut cups; with centre glass rosette. Circa 1930 and restored.
| Height: | 10.0½" | - | 27.0cm |
| Width: | 13.0½" | - | 34.0cm |
| Projection: | 7.0" | - | 18.0cm |
Art Déco
A popular movement in the 1920s and 30s, promoted by Ruhlmann and other great Paris furniture manufacturers, and the big department stores. The style was influenced by Aztec and Egyptian design, the Ballets Russes, Hollywood musicals and the new ocean-going liners. It featured stepped and geometric designs, sunrays and chevrons.
girandole
We apply this term to a wall light on a mirror back; the reflection giving an all-round light. Can also be used of any circular, branched support for candles or lights.
