André Arbus, Chandelier
André Arbus (1903-1969)
Chandelier
Circa 1950
Large chandelier in transparent Murano glass, lightly tinted with iridescent white and encrusted with gold leaf, featuring seventeen curved arms.
The arms are arranged in tiers and are embellished with a circular cup where stand a glass obelisk.
A large glass knurled cup on the bottom isembellished with a glass ornament.
This piece has been realised with the italianglassmaking Veronese.
Height 130 cm (51 in) - Diameter 135 cm (53 in)
Provenance :
- Private collection, France.
Literature :
- « André Arbus », Y. Brunhammer, Norma, Paris, 1996, similar model reproduced in a photograph of the entrance hall of Mr and Mrs Marret’s mansion in Paris circa 1950–1952, p. 264.
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