GILBERT POILLERAT (1902-198) (ATTRIBUTED TO OR FOLLOWER OF OR SCHOOL OF) Leafy branches Pair of large tree-shaped sconces in wrought, beaten and gilded iron. Each with 4 lights on the reverse. Circa 1940. Height: 70cm Bibliography and related works : - Art et Industrie - N°15 of 1949. A sconce similar to our model reproduced on page 13. - Raymond Subes (presentation of) - Ferronnerie moderne- Éditions Vincent, Fréal et Cie, Paris, circa 1948. A sconce similar to our model, reproduced on plate 25. - Gilbert Poillerat (presentation of) - Ferronnerie d'aujourd'hui - Éditions Charles Moreau, Paris, circa 1950. A sconce similar to our model reproduced on plate 34. - André-Paul Bastien (presentation by) - La ferronnerie française contemporaine - Éditions G.M. Perrin, Paris, 1961. A sconce similar to our model, reproduced on page 130.