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Designed by Marbro Lamp Co., this ovoid-form lamp is decorated with slender wheat sheaths resting on a gilt-metal base over a wooden stand; signed on underside of the ceramic (see photo); carefully dismantled to confirm the provenance of the designer and meticulously reassembled. Signed “Tharaud Limoges France Marbro No. 360.2”
Camille Tharaud first studied chemistry as a young man, but after an injury during WWI, he convalesced in Limoges, France where he began his work with porcelain, opening up his own factory in 1920. This lamp has original two-prong electric cord.
Height: 18" (top of porcelain), 34" (top of shade) Width: 6.5” (base), 16.5” (shade)
Tharaud’s ceramic works were prominently featured during his lifetime:
1925 - International Exhibition of Modern
Decorative and Industrial Arts
1927- 1933 - Paris Salon of Decorative Artists
1931 - Musée de Sèvres, Exhibition of works by modern ceramists 1890-1930
1937 - Universal Exhibition of 1937
1939 - New York: Exhibition of the Limoges Porcelain Group.
A pair of lamps with the same design by Tharaud listed for $5,480 sold on 1std!bs. See last photo. Will consider all reasonable offers.
Will be shipped in two separate boxes, fully insured with tracking. Local pickup is also available in Oakland or San Leandro, California.
