Poul Henningsen - Important Design London Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private collection, Copenhagen

  • Literature

    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 1: 1927-1936, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 117, 157, 259
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 2: 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 11, 85
    Tina Jørstian and Poul Eric Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Copenhagen, 1994, p. 189

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model was first exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild', Teknologisk Instituts Udstillingslokaler, Copenhagen, 3 October-18 October 1931, stand 2.

47

Reading lamp, type 3/2 shades

1931-1951
Painted steel, amber glass, glass, Bakelite.
151.5 cm (59 5/8 in.) high
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Fixtures embossed P H lamp/Patented and impressed P.H-2/PATENTED. Underside impressed 4332.

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000 

Sold for £5,000

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta E Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019
mhortaecosta@phillips.com

Important Design

London Auction 21 March 2019