A pair of intricutely designed wrought-iron wall lights attributed to Marcel Vasseur and complimented with 2 mottled orange “pate-de-verre” glass lampshades signed “Degue”. France c.1925-35

Ht.50cm/20in, Dpth.20/8, w.(backplate)20/8

Marcel Vasseur, Paris (1885-1962)

• 1885: Born in Paris, he would go on to become one of the most prolific French ironworkers of the Art Deco period.
• c. 1910–1920: Establishes his own independent forge and workshop at 22 Rue Mousset-Robert in Paris. This remained his primary base of operations throughout his career.
• 1922: Becomes a primary collaborator for Galeries Lafayette’s newly formed “La Maîtrise” studio, producing ironwork signed with the FAG (Ferronnerie d’Art des Galeries) stamp.
• 1925: The landmark International Exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.
• 1925–1935: The “Golden Era” of his production. During these years, he produced his most famous hammered wrought iron lighting fixtures and furniture, often featuring geometric “perlé” (beaded) decorations.
• 1962: Vasseur passes away, leaving behind a massive body of work that is now highly sought after by Art Deco collectors.

Verrerie D’art Degué, Compiègne (1926-39)

David Guéron (1892-1950)

• David Gueron, of Turkish origin and a former fighter of the French Foreign Legion, was the founder of the “Cristalleries De Compiegne”.
• In 1926 Gueron founded a new factory, which he called “Verrerie D’Art Degue” and put his full attention on the designing and production of Art Deco luxury art-glass.
• His factory was located on the “Boulevard Malesherbes” and his showroom was on the “41 rue de Paris”.
• Gueron foolishly copied the designs of other successful French glass artists like Daum, Muller Frères and Schneider, the latter taking him to court.
• The lengthily law process (1926-1932), cost both firms a lot of money and financially ruined both companies even though Schneider won the case.
• When the Second World War started David Gueron shut his glassworks and fled France and was last seen in Paris in 1949.
• Today Degué is considered to be one of most successful commercial art glass brands of the Art Deco era, particularly famous for its high-quality lighting fixtures and “marmoreal”