Edgar Brandt was a French iron worker born in 1880. He was a prolific weapons designer and head of a company that designed 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars that were very widely copied throughout and subsequent to World War II. He also invented discarding-sabot artillery shells, and contributed substantially through his development of HEAT rifle grenades to the development of effective HEAT-warhead weapons for infantry anti-tank use. Reference: Wikipedia
Below are some examples and price guides of work by Edgar Brandt including a chandelier and a pair of silvered bronze cobra figural andirons.
EDGAR BRANDT (1880-1960) Chandelier circa 1925 wrought iron height 30 3/4in (78.1cm); diameter 23in (58.4cm)
Sold for US$ 4,075 (£ 3,019) inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2020
Console Table, circa 1930 wrought-iron, Portor marble 35 in. (89 cm.) high, 66¾ in. (169.5 cm.) wide, 24 in. (61 cm.) deep impressed E. BRANDT
Sold for USD 112,500 at Christie’s in 2019
Edgar Brandt Art Deco Wrought Iron and Marble Console Circa 1925 Shaped demilune top on fluted bouquet supports. Height 36 inches, width 5 feet 9 inches, depth 22 1/2 inches.
Sold for $5,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle in 2020
PAIR OF COBRA ANDIRONS
Silvered bronze. Stamped by maker: E BRANDT circa 1925
Sold for $5,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions in 2020
Pair of “Pelican” Bookends circa 1925 patinated wrought iron impressed E. BRANDT
Sold for 10,080 USD at Sotheby’s in 2020
Large double door with illustration of fables. 1930s / 40s. Wrought iron, patinated, glass. Doubledoor 215 x 169 cm. Two winged door with glass. Door grid with six (2×3) almost square fields formed by tendrils. There each stylized picture fields with representations of fables after Aesop/ La Fontaine (The fox and the stork / The fox and the bird / The hare and the turtle / The frog and the cow / The fox and the grapes / The wolf and the lamb). Lattice decor framed by a flat, martellé border. Three vertical struts on each side with appliqued star and spherical motifs. The door was installed in an apartment in The Hague/ Netherlands by the Pander company from The Hague in 1947
Sold for €46,000 at Kunst & Design Auktionshaus in 2020
