Fourteen Designs for Furniture and Lighting Fixtures in Wrought Iron

1920–60

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This group of fourteen drawings with designs for cast iron furniture were made by the Parisian firm of Edgar Brandt, known worldwide for its iconic pieces in wrought iron. The group includes presentation drawings and specification drawings for a range of different types of furniture, but predominantly focused on tables and lighting fixtures. Among the tables there are designs for freestanding tables, console tables and rolling bar carts. The lighting fixtures can be divided in chandeliers and wall sconces, some meant for candles, others for electrical light. Many of the drawings have inscriptions detailing measurements and/or scale, and for the majority a serial number is provided as well, which may allow for the identification of surviving pieces of furniture.

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Title: Fourteen Designs for Furniture and Lighting Fixtures in Wrought Iron
Artist: Edgar Brandt (French, Paris 1880–1960) (and workshop)
Date: 1920–60
Medium: Various media on tracing paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 15/16 × 12 11/16 in. (35.4 × 32.2 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (37.4 × 27.5 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 12 1/16 in. (41 × 30.7 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/16 × 10 13/16 in. (38.5 × 27.5 cm)
Sheet: 20 5/8 × 12 3/8 in. (52.4 × 31.5 cm)
Sheet: 21 3/4 × 15 9/16 in. (55.2 × 39.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 11 3/16 in. (21.4 × 28.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 9/16 × 11 5/16 in. (39.6 × 28.8 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/16 × 10 3/16 in. (31 × 25.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 in. × 8 1/4 in. (27.9 × 20.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 10 3/8 in. (27 × 26.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 13 1/8 in. (27.1 × 33.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 15 15/16 in. (29.5 × 40.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/16 × 19 11/16 in. (26.5 × 50 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
Object Number: 2021.16.38–.51
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Chair, Edgar Brandt French, Iron, modern plasticized Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-P) upholstery — Chair
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"La Fontaine" ("The Fountain") Fire Screen, Edgar Brandt French, Iron, French — "La Fontaine" ("The Fountain") Fire Screen
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