Wall Light
ca. 1930 (made)
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This wrought iron wall light is the work of Edgar Brandt (1880-1960), one of the leading French metalwork designers of the Art Deco period. He provided a link between the exhibition in Paris in 1925 that launched the Art Deco style and the machine-age future envisioned by the New York designers of the 1930s.
Brandt produced exquisite wrought ironwork using an assembly production line. Many of the forms were the result of the mechanical stamping processes he used in his Paris workshops. Employing a large workforce, Brandt relied on oxyacetylene-torch welding and on the newer electric-shot welding process to join the complex pieces without heating them at the forge. He created various colour effects by using the electroplating process to coat iron with other metals.
Brandt produced exquisite wrought ironwork using an assembly production line. Many of the forms were the result of the mechanical stamping processes he used in his Paris workshops. Employing a large workforce, Brandt relied on oxyacetylene-torch welding and on the newer electric-shot welding process to join the complex pieces without heating them at the forge. He created various colour effects by using the electroplating process to coat iron with other metals.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron |
| Brief description | Wall-light, wrought iron, by Edgar Brandt, French, c.1930 |
| Physical description | Wrought iron painted a dull silver finish. Pale greyish opaque glass, quarter spherical shade with two lights in a fitting, Leaves flowers and stems forming a quarter panel above the shade. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Stamped: E.Brandt France |
| Summary | This wrought iron wall light is the work of Edgar Brandt (1880-1960), one of the leading French metalwork designers of the Art Deco period. He provided a link between the exhibition in Paris in 1925 that launched the Art Deco style and the machine-age future envisioned by the New York designers of the 1930s. Brandt produced exquisite wrought ironwork using an assembly production line. Many of the forms were the result of the mechanical stamping processes he used in his Paris workshops. Employing a large workforce, Brandt relied on oxyacetylene-torch welding and on the newer electric-shot welding process to join the complex pieces without heating them at the forge. He created various colour effects by using the electroplating process to coat iron with other metals. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.264-1971 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2004 |
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