Poul Henningsen - Nordic Masters London Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gymnasium, Elementary School in Esbjerg, Denmark

  • Literature

    ‘Nyt Tidsskrift For Kunstindustri’, Dansk Kunsthaandværk, no. 5, May 1948, front cover, p. 189
    Roberto Aloi, Esempi Di Arredamento Moderno, Di Tutto Il Mondo: illuminazione d’oggi, Milan, 1956, p. 42
    Svend Erik Møller, 'PH', Mobilia, no. 109, August 1964, n.p.
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 4: 1957-1966, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 91
    Tina Jørstian and Poul Erik Munk Nielsen, PH 100 Light&Design, exh. cat., Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen, 1994, p. 13
    Tina Jørstian and Poul Eric Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Copenhagen, 2000, pp. 266-67
    Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 424 for the front cover of a Louis Poulsen sales catalogue
    Erik Steffensen, Poul Henningsen, Denmark, 2005, pp. 48, 31, 58 for images and a drawing

  • Catalogue Essay

    Originally designed for the University of Aarhus, the present lot is one of the six examples produced for the Elementary School in Esbjerg, Denmark.

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'Spiral' ceiling light

designed 1942
Aluminium, painted aluminium, chromium-plated metal.
126 cm (49 5/8 in.) drop, 60 cm (23 5/8 in.) diameter
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Estimate
£50,000 - 70,000 

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019

Nordic Masters

London Auction 21 September 2016