Hubens & Degué
A nice pair of authentic 1925-1930 French art deco wall lights in nickel plated solid brass or bronze by Francis Hubens holding two beautiful slip shades in frosted moulded-pressed glass by Degue. The company directed David Guéron, founded in 1925. Guéron employed the ceramist and designer Edouard Cazaux as his artistic director and head designer. In 1936 production stopped and the company finally closed down in 1939. This model is represented in the old Degué catalog under #521. Both shades are signed Degué. Hubens was a Paris based (68 rue des Archives) company producing Art Deco lighting during the interbellum. In the 20s Hubens mainly used moulded-pressed shades produced by Degué, as can be seen in the old Hubens catalogs. The mounts are marked FH for Francis Hubens. Of course the Hubens and Degué catalogs are no part of this sale.
At the moment I have an identical Hubens pair in the version of corner wall sconces. See my other listings.
The sconces are about 31 cm high (12-3/16") and 15,6 cm wide. They project 17,3 cm from the wall. They are in very good condition. I have re-nickeled and patinated the fixtures. One small chip on the rim of one shade. It's common for 90 y/o glasses to have chip on the rim. And it does not show at all with the shade placed in its mount. The lamps come rewired. For the USA Canada or Japan I will wire them with American candelabra base sockets. For European countries they come with E14 ones.
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