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Lot 105
  • 105

GINO SARFATTI | Floor lamp, model 1056, designed in 1948

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Attributed to Gino Sarfatti
  • Floor lamp, model 1056, designed in 1948
  • With manufacturer's label AL MILANO ARTELUCE on the shade
  • 125 x 39,4 cm ; 49 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.
plexiglass, lacquered aluminium, chromium-plated brass and lacquered cast iron

Provenance

Private collection, France

Literature

ClĂ©mence and Didier Krzentowski, The Complete Designer's Lights (1950-1990), Zurich, 2012, p. 27
Marco Romanelli and Sandra Severi, Gino Sarfatti, Selected Works 1938-1973, Milan, 2012, p. 451

Condition

Very good overall condition. The lacquered aluminium with a few very rare and very minute scratches. The stem with some very light oxidation, slightly more important on the lower half. The lacquered iron with a few small chips of lacquer and some traces of oxidation. Sotheby's does not guarantee electrical components and suggests having all wiring inspected by a licensed electrician.
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