Opal glass wall light by Jean Perzel - Model 348 BV

A gilt bronze and opaline glass wall sconce by Jean Perzel. This model was selected by the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris for its 1937 exhibition. It provides beautiful semi-direct lighting for this sandblasted glass shade resting on a bronze wave. Model 348 BV, a reissued model (catalog price €3,000). A master glassmaker and goldsmith of German origin, Jean Perzel (1892-1986) established his workshop in 1923 on Rue de la Cité Universitaire in the 14th arrondissement. From 1925 onward, obsessed with the idea of ​​amplifying light, he crafted all his pieces in glass. He designed all his creations himself, in a perpetual quest for elegance and purity of form. These pieces enhanced the architecture of the spaces for which they were intended. Perzel's work can be found at the court of the King of the Belgians, in the homes of Henry Ford, and in the Rothschild family. He was commissioned to design the lighting for the League of Nations in Geneva, Luxembourg Cathedral, the Canadian Embassy in The Hague, and the ocean liner Normandie. Jean Perzel participated in various international exhibitions and competitions, winning numerous awards. His growing reputation soon allowed him to illuminate the interiors of celebrities and politicians such as the King of Morocco, the King of Siam in Bangkok, the Maharajah of Indore, General de Gaulle, and President Georges Pompidou. His lamps are still in production today and can be custom-designed. Bibliography: Perzel workshops website: http://www.perzel.fr/notre-histoire/ Design Era, Circa: 1970 Dimensions: W: 25cm, D: 32cm, H: 40cm.