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Large chaledeliers signed Nics Frères 1925

$11,179.71
£8,284.22
€11,400VAT Included
CA$15,563
A$15,832.96
CHF 9,097.84
MX$190,392.57
NOK 106,215.77
SEK 106,851.63
DKK 72,437.79

About the Item

Nics Frères Important 8-light wrought iron Gothic-style chandelier Marked on the flat of the upper crown Circa. 1925 H. 123 cm D : 98 cm Signed. Biographical Information Active at the beginning of the 20th century, the Nics Frères workshops distinguished themselves through their meticulous ironwork, often intended for bourgeois interiors and decorative commissions of the interwar period. Their production blended traditional craftsmanship with stylized historicist motifs, particularly the Gothic style, highly prized in the 1920s for its sculptural presence and decorative power. In 1923, the Nics brothers, in collaboration with architects Léon Azema, Max Edrei (of Egyptian origin), and Jacques Hardy, designed the monumental entrance gate and railings for the chapel of the Douaumont Ossuary. These three architects then won first prize in the 1924 competition for the Cairo courthouse, which they subsequently built. Michel (1870-1950) and Jules (1885-1963) Nics continued to work with these three architects and, in 1926, created the ironwork for Judge Nahas Bey's private residence at 5 Ahmed Pasha Street in Garden City. Both the street-facing and entrance gates feature the same motif of leaping gazelles. The Nics brothers are also believed to have decorated the interior with ironwork. The residence is now the home of the Japanese ambassador. They are also believed to have executed the ironwork for the Rabbath building (1931), at the corner of Cherif and 26-Juillet streets, a work by the architects Azema, Edrei, and Hardy,8 whose façade design was inspired by the building they designed in Paris at 91-93 Quai d'Orsay. It also seems possible that the Nics brothers created the chandeliers for the Groppi pastry shop in Cairo towards the end of the 1920s.
  • Creator:
    Nics Freres (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48.43 in (123 cm)Diameter: 38.59 in (98 cm)
  • Power Source:
    Hardwired
  • Voltage:
    220-240v
  • Lampshade:
    Included
  • Style:
    Gothic (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1925
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU9892250077202

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