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27 February 2025
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François Raidt

Table lamp for the Ford Motor Company

France, 1937
brushed aluminum, chrome-plated steel, brass, frosted glass 28¼ h × 18½ dia in (72 × 47 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $5,715
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This work was created for the Ford Motor Company as part of an Atelier Jean Perzel commission to design decorative objects in celebration of the company's twenty-five millionth automobile. Raidt used mechanical parts in the designs to resemble car gears.
provenance: Piasa, Paris, Arts décoratifs 1870-1950, 5 December 2016, Lot 191 | Private Collection

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