SYLVA BERNT (1910-1995) - Lot 55

SYLVA BERNT (1910-1995) Untitled Floor lamp base. Gilt bronze proof. Created under the direction of André Arbus. Early edition, 1950-60. Monogrammed S. B. on the base. Height without socket: 155cm Exhibition: Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles - Pavillon de la France, Plateau du Heysel, Brussels, April 17 - October 19, 1958. An identical floor lamp was presented at this event as part of the decor for L'appartement de collectionneur. Bibliography: - Mobilier et Décoration - N°7, September-October 1958. An identical floor lamp is reproduced on page 4, in an article by Claude Opole entitled "Le décor mural et le meuble français à l'Exposition de Bruxelles". - Yvonne Brunhammer - André Arbus, architecte-décorateur des années 40 - Éditions Norma, Paris, 1996. An identical floor lamp is shown on page 376 in an archive image of the French Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels Exhibition.