A pendant light, designed by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann for the ‘Galerie Le Bon Marché', Paris.
The Art Deco influenced gallery was realised for the new annex or the “Great Hall” in the “Le Bon Marché” in 1924. This model was not used anywhere else.
Bronze frame with two-part Holophane prismatic glass shades.
Rewired and tested.
Height 27.5in (70cm).
Diameter 16in (41cm).
Holophane was originally founded in 1898. The hallmark of Holophane luminaires was the borosilicate glass reflector, which acted as a prism providing a combination of uplight and downlight, to illuminate any environment evenly without creating dark spots or glare.
As a result, Holophane lights were frequently used in churches, as streetlights and to illuminate older factories and industrial spaces.
