'La Tentation' an Art Deco Gilt Bronze Torchière, designed by Edgar Brandt (French, 1880–1960)


STAMPED 'E.BRANDT' TO BASE; CIRCA 1925the lamp base cast as a wicker basket lid, the lamp body cast as a giant snake with coiled tail at the base and head wrapped around the shade with open mouth and extended tongue; the later replacement shade of flared conical form in pink glass with mottled tones of brown and red 179.5cm high (inc. shade)