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Temple of Style: The Barbara Jakobson Collection
FONTANA ARTE
Rare Floor Lamp, designed circa 1938
Details
FONTANA ARTE
Rare Floor Lamp, designed circa 1938
produced by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy
cerused oak, lacquered metal, glass, brass
70 in. (177.8 cm) high, 25 in. (60.5 cm) diameter
with producer's mark
Rare Floor Lamp, designed circa 1938
produced by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy
cerused oak, lacquered metal, glass, brass
70 in. (177.8 cm) high, 25 in. (60.5 cm) diameter
with producer's mark
Literature
Il Vetro, Milan, 1942, p. 162 (for a period photograph of a related design by Pietro Chiesa)
S. Montefusco, Fontana Arte. Repertorio 1933-1943 dalle immagini dell'epoca, Genoa, 2012, p. 174 (for the above mentioned photograph)
F. Deboni, Fontana Arte. Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, nos. 101 and 102 (for the above mentioned photograph and a sketch of a related design by Pietro Chiesa)
S. Montefusco, Fontana Arte. Repertorio 1933-1943 dalle immagini dell'epoca, Genoa, 2012, p. 174 (for the above mentioned photograph)
F. Deboni, Fontana Arte. Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, nos. 101 and 102 (for the above mentioned photograph and a sketch of a related design by Pietro Chiesa)
Further Details
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Last image: Pietro Chiesa, sketch for a floor lamp design, circa 1938.
Last image: Pietro Chiesa, sketch for a floor lamp design, circa 1938.
Brought to you by
Rachel Ng
Associate Specialist, Acting Head of Sale, Post-War to Present