ONE WALL LAMP, or sconce, from a set of six (This listing is for one lamp).
Structure in metal, supporting two Demi-lune pieces of 5/8" thick glass.
Light is coming from the bottom part throughout a candelabra LED lightbulb.
Provenance: Restaurant DROUANT, Paris, France. Circa 1960
Drouant Restaurant is one of the most famous restaurants in Paris.
Located at 16-18, Place Gaillon in Paris. Begun in 1880 as a small bistro, the Restaurant Drouant was soon frequented by literary and artistic figures including Daudet, Rodin, Pissarro, and Renoir, who would dine together there on Friday nights, paving the way for the restaurant's reputation as a locus of intellectual and artistic life in Paris. Since 1914, the French literary organization l'Académie Goncourt has met in the salon Drouant, and continues to announce its famous annual prize, "Le Prix de Goncourt'' from the Ruhlmann designed wrought iron staircase...
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Vintage 1960s Wall Lights and Sconces