Art Deco table lamp. Fayral.

"FAYRAL" PIERRE LE FAGUAYS (France, 1892 - 1962).
Table lamp, ca. 1930.
"Waterwoman."
Metal sculpture with green patina and pâte de verre by DAUM.
Signed by Fayral.
Manufacturer: Max Le Verrier.
Portoro marble pedestal.
Electrified.
Presents some chipping in the marble.
Measurements: 43 x 14 x 22 cm.

Lamp with Art Deco sculpture by Pierre Le Faguays, in the form of a water carrier holding a jar on his head. In the synthetic volume of the figure with bent legs and raised arms, which nevertheless does not lose its cresting forms, and in the straight cut of the hair that enhances the harmony of the facial oval, the most genuine elements of Art Deco can be appreciated.

Pierre Le Faguays was a versatile and prolific French sculptor, creator of Art Deco and avant-garde pieces, mainly active in the 1920s and 1930s, until his death in 1962. Especially known are his dancers and young nymphs or girls, with expressive faces and attitudes and movements full of grace and delicacy. He made his works known at the Paris Salon from 1922, where he was awarded a medal of honor in 1927. He specialized in small sculptures in bronze, wood, stone and bronze. He was a great friend of Max Le Verrier, in whose bronze foundry he made most of his models. He used two pseudonyms, "Fayral" and "Guerbe", the names of his wife and mother, respectively. Le Faguays enjoyed popularity in his time thanks to the originality of his dancers, many of which were inspired by the statues of Tanagra (Greece).