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Gilbert Poillerat

Sconce for the restaurant at the Eiffel Tower, Paris

France, 1937
hand-hammered steel with applied patina, gilt steel 27 h × 17½ w × 12½ d in (69 × 44 × 32 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $5,715
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Gilbert Poillerat created the metalwork for the restaurant located inside the Eiffel Tower (interior designed by Jean-Maurice Rothschild) as well as the exterior balusters.
provenance: Restaurant at the Eiffel Tower, Paris | Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris | Acquired from the previous c. 1990 by the present owner
literature: Gilbert Poillerat maître ferronnier, Baudot, pg. 70 discusses commission and illustrates related sconce

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