Serge Roche, “Palmier” floor lamp

Serge Roche (1898-1988)

"Palmier" floor lamp
Circa 1935

Important floor lamp in white patinated stucco in the shape of a palm tree with a circular base formed from riprap.
The reflector is made of eglomised glass.
In this exceptional piece, Serge Roche celebrates the qualities of stucco: matt, porous, crumbly, ductile, voluminous, light-absorbing and eye-catching.

Height 184,5 cm (72 5/8 in) - Width 57 cm (22 1/2 in) - Depth of the base 43,5 cm (17 1/8 in) - Depth of the upper part 52,5 cm (20 5/8 in)

Provenance :
- Private collection, France.

Literature :
- « Serge Roche », Patrick Mauriès, éd. Galerie Chastel-Maréchal, 2006, p. 28, 49 et p. 71 for interior views of the period featuring the same model.
- « Les décorateurs des années 40 », Bruno Foucart, Jean-Louis Gaillemin, éd. Norma, 1998, pp. 237 et 238 for similar models.
- Archives Serge Roche © Galerie Chastel-Maréchal, for a gouache drawing of a salon showing the model.
- Revue L’amour de l’Art, mars 1934, p. 10 for a similar model.
- « Baroque Baroque: the culture of excess », Stephen Calloway, éd. Phaidon, Londres, 1994, p. 67 for a similar model.
- Revue Art et Industrie, février 1935, for an interior view featuring a similar model.
- Revue Art et Industrie, février 1936, for an interior view featuring a similar model.