Lamps and lanterns

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French floor lamp. Diabolo. For Lunel, ca. 1950. Steel, with red patina on the diffuser. Manufacturer: Maison Lunel. Measurements: 64 x 45 x 170 - 184 cm. Large floor lamp type Diabolo with triangular base in patinated solid steel and double reflector articulated by ball joint. The red silk lampshade reproduces the original. The height adjustable stem is made of polished brass. It is a quality prototype of a type of mid-century lamps of French production in which designers such as René Mathieu (who worked for Lunel) and Pierre-Guariche stood out. Both of them created lampshades in the shape of the "diabolo" (a name that comes from the game with ropes and sticks), using elegant lines with metal as the base material. Pierre Guariche was a French designer, interior decorator and architect best known for the residential lamps he designed for Pierre Disderot in the 1950s, but he was also an innovative furniture designer and architect. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. He later joined the studio of another of his teachers, Marcel Gascoin. He began to exhibit his works at the Salon des Arts Ménagers and the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, avant-garde places where the most prominent designers of the time showed their works. René-Jean Caillette, Joseph-André Motte, Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq were some of the designers who exhibited their experimental works in the salons of the time. After World War II, interest in the use of new methods and materials for the mass production of furniture increased. In 1951, Guariche began collaborating with Steiner, another important furniture manufacturer. He designed the innovative "Tonneau" chair, with a plastic and aluminum version in 1953 and a curved plywood version in 1954. At the same time, Guariche made numerous models for lighting manufacturer Pierre Disderot, seeking a modern, simple and economical alternative to the opulence of traditional French designs.

Estim. 4,000 - 4,500 EUR

POUL HENNINGSEN (Denmark, 1894 - 1967) for Louis Poulsen. Table lamp PH 2/2 "The Question mark". Limited edition. Shades in three-layer blown opaline glass, shiny on the outside, sandblasted on the inside. Top plate, base and stand in untreated brushed brass, mounted with brown textile cord. Adjustable with a handle in the center of the arm (can be tilted 45 degrees right and left). Delivered unassembled, in original box. Photos of the final model. In perfect condition. Measurements: 41 x 20 x 20 x 20 cm. The table lamp PH 2/2, with brass shaft in the shape of a question mark, was designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen. It is a variant created from his 1958 PH Artichoke and, like the former, is characterized above all by the quality of a design that visibly contributes to beautifying the architectural space in which it is placed. The overlapping sheets of blown glass that make up its screen use the hallmarks of light to avoid glare and create an aesthetic effect of great beauty; they redirect and reflect light, resulting in a unique and distinctive illumination. Danish designer, architect and critic, Poul Henningsen was one of the key figures in the cultural life of Denmark in the interwar period. He studied architecture between 1911 and 1917, but never graduated, as he decided to become an inventor and painter. Nevertheless, he worked as an architect and became one of the most prominent advocates of functionalism. In his career as a designer, his most famous creation was the "PH Artichoke" lamp, a simple lamp that used hallmarks of light to avoid glare and create an aesthetic effect of great beauty. Its success enabled Henningsen to finance his later work. He is currently representing at the Danish Museum of Art and Design, the MoMA in New York and the Victoria & Albert in London, among many others.

Estim. 1,500 - 1,600 EUR