Boule de gui (Mistletoe ball)

Title: 
Boule de gui (Mistletoe ball)

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Object Name: 
Chandelier
Title: 
Boule de gui (Mistletoe ball)
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
92.3.34
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 47 cm, Diam (max): 46.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
designed in 1922
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stein
Primary Description: 
Chandelier, "Boule de gui (Mistletoe ball)". Colorless glass, patina, metal, electric light fittings; mold-pressed, acid-etched, applied patina, assembled. Spherical hanging fixture made of pressed sections wired together; meant to hold an electric fitting. Patinated.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Stein, Esther (Mrs. Howard), Source
1992-04-29
Stein, Howard, Source
1992-04-29
Category: 
Modern
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
molding
pressing
acid-etching
applied patina
assembling
Material: 
glass
metal
electric wiring
patina
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique

Publications (1)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 104-105 (no. 4), p. 368 (fig. 8); BIB# 139598