André Delatte, Nancy | Pate-de-verre Plafonnier | France c.1925 | SOLD
Product Code: JAL0168A good quality “Pate-de-verre” plafonnier by André Delatte but apparently unsigned, complimented with delicate original bronze fitments for suspension. France c.1925
D. 35cm/13.5in, Ht.(as displayed) 56/22
André Delatte, Nancy 1887–1953
- André Delatte was a major French glassmaker and a fierce rival of Daum
- André Delatte founded a small glassworks “Les Verreries de l’Est SA” at Jarville, near Nancy France in 1921
- He aggressively hired skilled workers away from Daum. This led to a famous legal battle in 1922 where Daum sued him for “infringement” a case they ultimately lost, as the judge ruled Delatte’s designs were sufficiently distinct.
- His glass is signed “A.Delatte, Nancy” , “Javil” or Loti,Nancy






