VINTAGE TRIPOD LAMP IN WROUGHT IRON AND CRYSTAL IN THE STYLE OF GILBERT POILLERAT

Vintage tripod floor lamp in patinated and gilded wrought iron from the 1950s, in the style of Gilbert Poillerat. The cut-crystal baluster shaft is crowned with a wreath of water leaves. It stands on three scrolled feet adorned with volutes and acanthus leaves. Lampshade in white silk with gold braiding. The floor lamp works with 3 bulbs. Height without shade: 156 cm. Condition report In very good overall condition. Electrical system overhauled and in perfect working order. Documentation Gilbert Poillerat (1902-1988) was a French decorator and master metalworker. He trained at the École Boulle in Paris, where he discovered metalworking. After graduating in 1921, he joined the workshop of Edgar Brandt, a building ironworker, where he remained for six years. At the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Brandt presented his creations in the Pavillon du Collectionneur, to which Poillerat contributed anonymously as a draftsman. He began presenting his creations under his own name in 1927, when he joined the elevator and metal construction company Baudet, Donon et Roussel, more specifically the department dedicated to decorative elements of contemporary ironwork. By 1928, Poillerat was already exhibiting his work at the Salon d'Automne. Deeply classical by nature and respectful of the Old Masters, his taste tended towards the forms of the Grand Siècle. The period was characterized by the abandonment of the right angle in favor of curves and arabesques, which suited him perfectly. From 1935 onwards, he received prestigious public commissions, such as the doors of the Palais de Chaillot, the railings of the Bibliothèque Nationale and the lighting fixtures for the Eiffel Tower restaurant. Nevertheless, Poillerat sometimes departed from the monumental to create small objects: floor lamps, andirons, small interior grilles and screens inspired by the work of old-time ironmongers. XX° period, Circa: 1950 Dim: W:55cm, D:55cm, H:200cm.