Design - Day Two - 17th October 2024

Lot 697

Jean Després (1889-1980)

Estimate £8,000 - £12,000

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Description

Jean Després (1889-1980)

an impressive pair of Modernist silver plated candelabra, square base supporting square section column with raised ball motif, hammered finish, with four scrolling arms with hammered dish sconce, and a central sconce,

etched J Després,

32cm. high (2)

Provenance

Jean David Botella

PAD London

Private collection.

Literature

Melissa Gabardi Jean Després Jeweler, Maker and Designer of the Machine Age, Thames & Hudson, page 149 for a comparable pair of silvered metal candelabra circa 1960 with rope decoration.