An Art Deco night light made of pate de verre glass by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau. Three comedic masks in purple hues and cast deep relief decorate the upper band of this oblong lamp, while the smoky bottom sections featured water-color like splotches of amethyst powdered glass. Comedic masks, known as thalia, were worn by old man characters in many comedies of the 300s BC and later. Such characters often have a wide grin, furrowed brow and balding head. Separating the work into segments are thick bands in green with simple patterning in a "zig-zag" motif, an exciting counterbalance to the rigid striations that make up the ornament on the lower two tiers of the lamp's shade.