H.Mouynet & Muller frères
A beautiful pair of 1925-1930 French art deco wall sconces in nickel plated solid brass or bronze holding four shades in clear frosted moulded-pressed glass. The sconces were made by Henri Mouynet. Mouynet was a producer of bronze and forged iron lighting fixtures. He had a large company in Paris working mainly in a neo-classical style but he made lamps sconces and chandeliers in modern (art déco) style as well. In 1926 he built a huge building at 11 rue Etienne Marcel prolongée (nowadays named Roger Verlomme street). After the financial crisis he was forced to sell it. H.Markhbeinn, who had a business importing and distributing bohemian glasses from eastern europe, bought the place in 1937.
The mounts are represented in the old Mouynet catalog (see last picture). The shades were made by Muller and the four are signed Muller freres Luneville. The wall sconces are 21 cm high (8,3 inches) and about 31,5 cm wide (12,4"). The shades have a diameter of 10,5 cm. The sconces project 18.5 cm from the wall. They are in very good condition. I have renickeled and patinated the fixtures and they come rewired. For the US and Japan I placed American candelabra base sockets. For European countries I will place E14 ones.
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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