B.Morin : French art deco chandelier ... 1930 France

Morin et Cie. & Val Saint Lambert
A very rare large French 1925-1930 art deco six light chandelier in wrought iron holding 6 glass panels in moulded-pressed glass. The chandelier was made by B.Morin. A company in the city of Lyon France during the interbellum producing wrought iron and bronze lighting fixtures. The forged iron pieces of Morin were sold in numerous shops. For instance by Louis Ravaud in Lyon. The chandelier is represented in one of the old Morin catalogs from the 30ies (see picture; the catalog is no part of this sale) as well as in the catalog of L.Ravaud. The shades used for this chandelier are a model that is never signed. It was produced by Val Saint lambert - Nacrocrystal series.
The chandelier is 103 cm high (40-1/2 inches) and about 55 cm wide (21-5/8 ). It's in excellent condition. The iron has a nice deep-brown patina. Also the six panels are in very good condition. No damages to report accept for the usual chips on the rim of one or two panels that are hidden behind the iron fixture. As you can see on the last picture two of the six panels leave a tiny opening between glass and fixture. At first I thought it was the hand forged iron that must have been iregular but after a closer look it turned out that all the shades have a slightly different curve and some are bolder than others. Moulds were used for this type of pressed art deco shades but it still remained hand work. The chandelier is newly wired. It holds 6 european E14 sockets so our normal lamp bulbs can be used. I will wire it for the US Canada and Japan with US candelabra base ones.

The chandelier can be shipped by priority mail. Safely packed in several parcels and fully insured. A pick up in Rotterdam is possible as well.

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