A. Richard - H. Petitot - Wall sconce (2) - Silvered bronze

Pair of wall sconces in silvered bronze produced by 'La lampe d’art', a lighting manufacturing and sales company founded by Alphonse Richard and located at 28 bis rue Popincourt in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s (See Photo 16: advertising insert from the Didot-Bottin commercial directory of 1927). One of the two sconces bears on the back its stamp 'AR' followed by the number 50, corresponding to the model number (See photo 10). Note that the fluted socket cover of these sconces is emblematic of A. Richard's productions: they are found on many of his luminaires.

These two wall lights are equipped with molded-pressed glass tulips belonging to the 'Cléopâtre' glassware series, created by Muller Frères in Lunéville for the Petitot establishments, one of the most important lighting manufacturers of the 1930s. The two tulips bear the usual signature of the latter, engraved in the material: 'PETITOT' (see photos 12 and 13).

The two silvered bronze wall lamps are in perfect condition, with only a slight fading of the silvering in some areas, revealing golden reflections under certain lighting. The two tulips are generally in good condition, but each has one or two small chips (see photos 14 and 15).

The wall sconces are not drilled and are fixed to the wall by the bar present on the back of each of them (see photos 9 and 10). They have been wired and are ready to be installed.

I would like to point out that assembling and disassembling the glass lampshades requires a specific tool, a socket wrench to be precise, which is not included with the wall lamps.