L.RICHARD & MULLER FRERES LUNEVILLE. RARE FRENCH 1930 ART DECO LAMP lampe bronze
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L.RICHARD & MULLER FRERES LUNEVILLE. RARE FRENCH 1930 ART DECO LAMP lampe bronze:
$1200.00
Abeautiful French 1930 bronze art decolamp by Léon Richard. This monsieur Richard had a company in Paris making electrical lamps in art deco style.Most of the Richard models were in spelter. Some luxurious ones like the lamp on offer were done in bronze.
The base holdsa shade by Muller freres, the famous glass manufactory in Luneville near the city of Nancy. The lamp is represented in the 1926 Richard catalogue with shades in fabric and alabaster and it was available is several different finishes as well. Hereoffered with a moulded-pressed Muller shade. In the old catalogues this model shade is refered to as ´tulipe aux rideaux´. It is always signed yet the signature is almost never there or only small parts of it are. The Muller fres Luneville signature is located at the very top of the shade around the hole. After the glasses came out of the mould they were grinded flat in the factory and like thatmost of the timethe signature was partialy or completely grinded off.The lamp is in excellent condition. It is 37,5 cm high (14-3/4\"). I have cleaned the beautiful bronze base. And the lamp comes rewiredwith new twisted rayon covered cord, new plug and switch. For the US or Canada Iwill place a US candelabra base socket and 2-prong plug. I can wire for Australia as well.
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French lamps and wiring
Art deco lamps made in France were equiped with B22 bayonet sockets. For most countries like Europe or the US such sockets are practicaly impossible to use. For instance in the States 110 volt bulbs with B22 fitters are obscure, very hard to find and only one model bulb in very limited wattages is available. In spite of what sellers of unrestored pieces of poor quality claim in their ads when they offer lamps with bayonet caps sockets : except for the UK and Australia French chandeliers and lamps need to be rewired for your country. In order to fit Edison large or small screw base bulbs as used in the USA, B22 sockets have to be replaced by American candelabra base or standard/medium size Edison screw-in sockets. E14 and E27 are modern replacements for European countries. An additional complication is that the size thread used in early French lighting to connect the sockets to the chandelier mountings or lamp bases is not compatible with the modern size threads used in the USA and Europe. New American or European sockets do not just screw on to the old lamp fixtures. In order to make it possible to use an original old French chandelier or lamp with modern screw bulb bases, a specialized restorer will have to re-tap the threads. All my cleaned and restored chandeliers, sconces and lamps come rewired with the correct sockets you will need to use modern bulbs in your country.
L.RICHARD & MULLER FRERES LUNEVILLE. RARE FRENCH 1930 ART DECO LAMP lampe bronze:
$1200.00