A rare Tour Eiffel floor lamp, designed by Jean Royère, France, c. 1947, sculptural patinated metal construction, the three concave openwork buttresses composed of crossing rods and ball-shaped ornaments at the points of intersection, tripod base, the lampshade replaced, fitted for one light, height approx. 150 cm, diameter of lamp base approx. 45 cm, no guarantee for electrical fittings. (MHA) This floor lamp is a variant of the models featuring 12 or 15 vertically arranged ball ornaments. Model reproduced in: Jean Royère Mobilier, Edition Galerie du Passage, 1992, p. 46 f; Jean Royère, Edition Galerie Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, p. 142 f. Provenance: purchased in Paris c. 1952; private ownership, Germany, until 1995; acquired from above by the present owner