Jacques Adnet (1901-1984)

Bespoke Chandelier
1954
for Compagnie des Arts Français, leather, brass, glass
height 39 1/2in (100cm); diameter 64 1/4in (156cm)

Bespoke Chandelier
1954
for Compagnie des Arts Français, leather, brass, glass
height 39 1/2in (100cm); diameter 64 1/4in (156cm)

The present lot is one of two ceiling lights that was conceived and executed as part of the interior scheme designed by Jacques Adnet for the Palais des Consuls, Rouen. André Arbus also participated in the design of interior elements.

Provenance
Palais des Consuls, Rouen, 1954
Private Collection, Paris

Literature
Alain-René Hardy, Gaelle Millet, 'Jacques Adnet', Les Editions de l'Amateur', 2014, p. 145 (present lot illustrated), p. 146 (design drawing illustrated)