Serge MOUILLE (1922-1988) "Wall lamp with two arms, also known as a "bent wall lamp", the model designed around [1954]. Wall light with two arms, each terminating in a swivelling bulb cover. The wall plate and bent tubular light arms are in black lacquered metal. The light covers are made of aluminium, lacquered black on the outside and white on the inside. The original varnished brass clamp and ball joints. Two original switches on the square plate. Antique edition from the late 1950s-early 1960s. Overall height: 100 cm - Length of longest arm with bulb cover: 165 cm (+ return) - Length of shortest arm with bulb cover: 90 cm (+ return) - Maximum wingspan: 255 cm Used condition, scattered oxidation, scattered black lacquer chips, the inside of the large bulb cap probably repainted previously. Provenance : Estate X., Jura. Bibliography: - Pierre Émile Pralus - Serge Mouille, un classique français (a French classic) - Les Éditions du Mont Thou, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, 2006. The drawing of our model is reproduced on page 66, and other proofs of our model are reproduced on pages 143 and 171. - Collective - Jean Prouvé/Serge Mouille, deux maîtres du métal - Catalogue of the exhibition held in May 1985 at the De Lorenzo Gallery in New York and then in the autumn at the Alan and Christine Counord Gallery in Paris, bilingual edition of the two galleries, Paris, 1985. The drawing of our model is reproduced on page 134 and an identical model is reproduced on page 125. - Patrick Favardin - Le Style 50 - Un moment de l'Art français - Éditions Sous le Vent-Vilo, Paris, 1987. Drawing of an identical model reproduced on page 62. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud