Modernist lamp

A modernist lamp described as "luminous architecture" with a nickel-plated metal structure in which thick glass blocks are embedded.
Stamped "Desny Paris", "Made in France" and "Déposé"
Paris, circa 1927-1929.

Width: 21.5 cm; depth: 19 cm; height: 18 cm

History: an identical lamp was acquired by the Maharajah of Indore for his studio on rue Saint-James in Neuilly.

Bibliography: C. and P. Fiell, "1000 lights", volume 1, Edition Taschen, Cologne, 2005, p. 301; R. Billé and L. Curtis, "Moderne Maharajah", un mécène des années 1930, exhibition catalogue of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2019, pp. 187 and 201.