Hettier & Vincent
A stunning pair of French 1925-1930 art deco pendants by Hettier et Vincent in nickel plated bronze. The fixtures hold a beautiful globe in thick clear frosted moulded-pressed glass. This model exists in three different sizes. The one HetV used for this pendant is the largest version with a diameter of about 25 cm (9-7/8"). These globes are always unsigned and can be found in the catalog of Verreries des Hanots as 'boule turbans'.
The chandeliers are represented in the Hettier & Vincent catalogue supplement #1 plate 131. The catalogs are of coarse no part of this sale. The nickel plated solid brass or bronze fixtures are of excellent quality. Very fine detailed work as can be expected from Hettier & Vincent. Note the ingenious and patented system of the H&V chain which allows the electrical wire to run as it were inside the chain.
The pendants have a drop of 62 cm (24-13/32"). Of coarse I can shorten them on request. They are in excellent condition. I have renickeled and patinated the mountings and they come rewired with American standard sockets. For European countries I will place E27 ones.
This sale is for the pair. I also have a third one which is slightly different and a bit longer, it is listed in a separate ad.
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French lamps and wiring
Art deco lamps made in France were equiped with B22 bayonet sockets. For most countries like Europe or the US such sockets are practicaly impossible to use. For instance in the States 110 volt bulbs with B22 fitters are obscure, very hard to find and only one model bulb in very limited wattages is available. In spite of what sellers of unrestored pieces of poor quality claim in their ads when they offer lamps with bayonet caps sockets : except for the UK and Australia French chandeliers and lamps need to be rewired for your country. In order to fit Edison large or small screw base bulbs as used in the USA, B22 sockets have to be replaced by American candelabra base or standard/medium size Edison screw-in sockets. E14 and E27 are modern replacements for European countries. An additional complication is that the size thread used in early French lighting to connect the sockets to the chandelier mountings or lamp bases is not compatible with the modern size threads used in the USA and Europe. New American or European sockets do not just screw on to the old lamp fixtures. In order to make it possible to use an original old French chandelier or lamp with modern screw bulb bases, a specialized restorer will have to re-tap the threads. All my cleaned and restored chandeliers, sconces and lamps come rewired with the correct sockets you will need to use modern bulbs in your country.
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