Max INGRAND (1908-1969) designer of the model - FONTANA ARTE publisher (Max INGRAND artistic director) "1508" model designed around [1955], our luminaire installed during the second half of the 1950s. Suspension lamp; the central part has 12 lights. The mounting (cover, suspension and perforated central disc) in gunmetal-finish patinated brass. The thick circular disc is original glass. Antique edition from the 1950s. H. 75 cm - D. 80 cm Oxidation and patina wear to the metal parts. Provenance : Estate of X., Dordogne. Our luminaire was installed in the holiday home of the deceased during a campaign of works on the property in the mid to late 1950s. Bibliography: Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier - Max Ingrand ; Du verre à la lumière - Éditions Norma, Paris, 2009. Identical model reproduced on page 196. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud