France, circa 1920s-30s, five gilt bronze and frosted glass light fixtures reputedly made for the SS Ile De France, comprising four wall sconces with concave ribbed glass side panels and barley-twist glass spindles, and one ceiling fixture of similar design with replaced blue plexi-glass central panel; no apparent maker's marks; each with a custom-made crate for shipping
h. 33 w. 8 d. 4-1/2 in. (sconces)
overall: 29 x 11-1/2 x 5-1/4 in. (ceiling fix.)

Sold with a copy of The Ile de France: The Life Story of a Great Ship by Don Stanford, New York, 1960, as well as 7 period postcards with images of the interior of the ship, including one of the Salon de lecture, interior designed by Jules Leleu, where similar sconces can be seen (at right)

Provenance:
(by repute) The SS Ile De France, ca. 1926-27; A Parisian dealer (by repute); A Miami, Florida estate, once illustrated in Archistectural Digest (by repute);Modernism Gallery, Coral Gables, Flordia, 2009; Purchased from the above by the current owner

excellent, one of the ribbed panels of the sconces with small stable hairline towards bottom; a few minor flakes to edges of glass; ceiling fixture with replaced plexi glass center panel and some areas of verdigris