Serge MOUILLE (1922-1988) Swivel floor lamp, simple model, circa 1953. With black and white lacquered aluminum shell shade articulated on a brass ball joint, set on a black lacquered tubular steel shaft and resting on a tripod base. H. 164.5 cm. Serge Mouille workshop. Dents, scratches, oxidation and paint chips. Bibliography: Revue Maison française n°106, April 1957, similar model reproduced on p. 12. Revue Art et décoration n°69, November 1958, similar model reproduced p. 21. Pierre Emile Pralus, Serge Mouille un classique français, Du Mont Thou, 2006, similar model reproduced p.157. Le regard d'Alan, Serge Mouille Luminaires, Galleria Carla Sozzani, 1993, similar model reproduced n.p. Galerie Laffanour, Living with Charlotte Perriand, Skira, 2019, similar model reproduced p. 164. Mobi Boom exhibition catalog, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 2010, similar model reproduced p. 79. Jean Prouvé concepteur constructeur, Pen Magazine, 2012, similar model reproduced p. 192. Our floor lamp is one of the first produced, with the V-shaped fork curving around the central stem.