A Monkey Lamp By Le Verrier

Lovely lamp in the shape of a monkey in spelter. Max Le Verrier is a French sculptor best known for his figurative works 

Whether he depicts dancers, animals or lighting fixtures, Le Verrier composes his pieces in an Art Deco style.

Born Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier on January 29, 1891.
He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Geneva, where he made his first terracotta statuettes.
On his return to France after the war, Le Verrier opened his own studio.
The start of the Second World War forced him to flee to the South, he subsequently returned to Paris, where he lived and worked until his death on June 6 at the age of 82. Maison Max Le Verrier continues the tradition of the artist's studio in Kremlin Bicêtre.