Gaetan Frontisi

GAETAN FRONTISI. France, ca. 1930.
Pair of sconces model Eventails.
Pressed and molded glass with silvered bronze mounts.
Measurements: 39 x 37 cm.

These wall sconces take the form of half-folded fans, hence the name "Eventails". A structure in silvered bronze and chiseled V-shaped, whose inner vertex takes the form of a synthesized pineapple, frames the lampshade in frosted glass. The country of the "fan", in this case in glass, simulates the folded and overlapping shapes of the object. Noteworthy is the work of ornamentation of the glass with plant and floral motifs synthesized. The lamps emit a pleasant ambient light without glare.