Elizabeth GAROUSTE (Born 1946) Mattia BONETTI (Born 1952) - Lot 117

Elizabeth GAROUSTE (Born 1946) Mattia BONETTI (Born 1952) Pair of floor lamps, unique pieces in brown patinated wrought iron on tripod legs with small flat feet. Conical bowl in taupe-patinated plaster incorporating a blackened metal electrical system (scratches, tiny chips, drilled for electrification). Signed with the monogram on the legs and on each basin. Height 200 cm - Diameter 47.5m Provenance: commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Rohleder for their secondary apartment on rue des Archives in Paris; private collection, France. After the sale, this lot will go to the Hôtel Drouot warehouse. History: unique piece made specifically for this commission. We would like to thank Mr. Mattia Bonetti and Mrs. Tatjana Seel for their help in drafting these instructions and for sending us the documentation below. Bibliography : - Tatjana Seel, "Neobarok in Marais", Architektur Wohnen, June-August 1998, p. 76-77 for a photograph showing the interior of Klaus Rohleder's apartment on which our models are reproduced. - Tatjana Seel, "Kleine fluchten ins Marais", Architektur Wohnen, 2/99, April-May 1999, pp. 76-77, 78-80 for photographs showing the interior of Klaus Rohleder's apartment, on which our models are reproduced. Gilles Dallière, "Haute Fantaisie", Maison Française, n°503, December 1999-January 2000, p. 156 for a photograph showing the interior of Klaus Rohleder's apartment, on which our models are reproduced.