A.Bloch: R.Bousquet & Degué : French art deco lamp ... 1930 France

A very rare French art deco lamp in nickel plated bronze of excellent quality signed Bousquet. It holds nicely matching shades in clear frosted molded-pressed glass. This model shade is never signed and was produced by Degué. It's represented in my old Degué catalog. Robert Bousquet (1888-1917) was a sculptor who mainly made small bronze sculptures of animals. He designed his sculptures between 1908 and 1914. Was a soldier during the first worldwar and died in the trenches in the north of France in 1917. After the war his works were cast in bronze in high volumes by the company of Ad. Bloch. Bousquet also designed a lampbase.
Around 1925-1930 the company of Adolphe Bloch (7-9 cité Popincourt, Paris) took it in production and over the years made three versions of it. At first it had one large oblong unsigned shade by Hanots. Not a perfect match but it looked acceptable. Bloch also made a smaller version for one small shade. See the last picture showing the Hanots version in an old Bloch catalog.
Around 1928 Degué designed his shades with pinecones and Bloch made the final and best looking version of the lamp using the Degué shades. A perfect match as if made for each other. The first version with the large Hanots shade had streight tubes where the Degué version has crossed ones with a pinecone decoration in the middle. Unlike the Bousquet sculptures these lamps are very rare. Over the last twenty years I saw only 8 of them and often with historical incorrect shades mounted. The lamp is 36.5 cm high and 33,5 cm long. The base is signed Bousquet. On the inside we can detect the AB initials of Bloch stamped in the bronze. The lamp is in excellent condition. I have replated and patinated it and it comes rewired with new cloth covered twisted cord and E14 sockets.

The lamp will be shipped by priority mail. Safely packed and fully insured. Free shipping offered for Belgium France Holland or Germany. A pick up in Rotterdam is possible as well.
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