Albert CHEURET, (1884-1966) - Important "Herons" chandelier, circa 1925, in chased silvered bronze and alabaster plaques. The bronze structure represents three intertwined herons supporting alabaster. Signed in all letters on the cover. H. 78 x 76.5 cm Condition: Several plates broken and/or glued back together (x10) Provenance: Biennales des Antiquaires, Paris, Carrousel du Louvre, 1994-1996 Private collection La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland. Reference: Bibliography: "Lumières, je pense à vous", catalogue, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1985, p. 124, for a similar work. Charlotte and Peter Fiell, "1000 Lights", "Vol. 1: 1879 to 1959", Cologne, 2005, p. 214 for a similar piece Alastair Duncan, "Art Deco Complete", New York, 2009, p. 235, for a similar piece Please note The art of Albert Cheuret, a harbinger of the Art Deco years, lies between nature and modernity, the choice of bronze decorations contrasting with the softness of the light diffused through the alabaster plates. Trained in sculpture by Georges Lemaire, among others, Cheuret opened his Paris studio in 1907 and exhibited his sculptures at the Salon des artistes français, before making a name for himself at the Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes in 1925. His inspiration, often exotic, came from nature. He elegantly sculpted and stylised erect cobras, birds with outstretched wings, herons and other birds of prey.