François Carion & Muller Frères | Wrought-Iron Table Lamp | Belgium c.1930
£1,195.00
Product Code: JAL0005A wrought-iron table lamp, the metalwork designed as a tree stump with climbing roses certainly by François Carion but apparently unsigned, the strongly coloured “pate-de-verre” glass lampshade signed with acid-stencilled mark “Muller Fres, Luneville”. Belgium, c.1930.
Dimensions / Specifications:
- Ht.38cm/15ins; w.25.5/10ins
- Supplied with 2m flex and 13amp plug
Not Included:
- 1 x B.22 (4 or 6w) L.E.D candle/golf bulb (Available to purchase in our accessories department)
Francois Carion, Belgium
- 1884: Born in Uccle, Brussels, he became one of the “founding” ironworkers who paved the road for Art Deco in Belgium.
- c. 1910–1920s: He served as a teacher at the École Industrielle of Saint-Gilles in Brussels for 16 years.
- 1922: He stopped teaching after a tragic accident in which he lost his right hand. Following this, he specialized in smaller, highly detailed pieces such as lamps, mirrors, and mounts for vases.
- 1925: Participated in the International Exhibition of Industrial and Modern Decorative Arts in Paris, where he was awarded a silver medal.
- c. 1920–1935: His most prolific period of production for high-end decorative objects.
- Carion’s work is celebrated for its naturalistic details and masterfully forged floral motifs, such as his signature climbing roses and tree stump designs.
Muller Frères, Luneville 1919
- Henri & Désiré learn their trade working as student of Gallé and around 1895 create their own workshop in Luneville.
- In 1896, the entire Muller family (father, mother and children) live in Nancy. Camille works at Daum’s, Baccarat and then finally he goes to Sèvres. Eugene, Victor and Pierre join the Galle’s workshop.
- In 1900, Henri leases space inside the Croismare glass-works and transfers there some of the workshops of the Rue Sainte-Anne in Luneville
- In 1919 Henri and Désiré buy the majority of shares of the Hinzelin’s glassworks and create “Les Grandes Verrerie et Cristalleries de Croismare”.
- At the same time they create the new company “Verrerie d’Art Muller Frères” to give a name to their activity in Luneville.
- Glass produced at Luneville are signed “Muller Fres,Luneville” while glass at “Croismare” is signed as such.
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