Lampe Berger Cut Crystal Baccarat France Model Amphore 20th Century

Lampe Berger in Baccarat cut crystal and bronzed metal, Amphore model, the lamp is in good condition. The system works. It is signed underneath Baccarat and "Lampe Berger Made in France" on the metal. Diameter: 8 cm, base: 7 cm x 6 cm, Height: 20.5 cm. The Lampe Berger was developed by Maurice Berger (1866-1930), a pharmacy technician, who filed a patent on June 16, 1898. Its marketing began around 1902 in a few Parisian pharmacies before Maurice Berger opened his shop in 1910 at 18 rue Duphot in Paris. The Lampe Berger consists of a bottle into which a mixture of water and isopropanol, scented or not, is poured. A wick is soaked in this alcohol, which rises by capillary action to a catalyst made of platinum black and ceramic, which, when heated to around 500°C, produces aldehydes. These aldehydes, released into the atmosphere, purify the ambient air by neutralizing unpleasant odors and perfuming the environment. Appreciated by Colette, Jean Cocteau, and Pablo Picasso, the Berger lamp, originally a utilitarian object, then an interior decoration object, has become a collector's item.