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

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  • Provenance

    Galerie Philippe Denys, Brussels
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2010

  • Literature

    Nyt Tidsskrift For Kunstindustri, no. 5, May 1948, front cover
    Jacob Kjær, 'Danish handmade furniture 1950', Nyt Tidsskrift For Kunstindustri, no. 11, November 1949, 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 Eric Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Copenhagen, 2000, pp. 266-67
    Erik Steffensen, Poul Henningsen, Denmark, 2005, pp. 31, 48, 58

74

'Spiral' ceiling light

designed 1942
Painted aluminium.
120 cm (47 1/4 in.) drop, 60 cm (23 5/8 in.) diameter
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Estimate
£25,000 - 35,000 

Sold for £32,500

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

Important Design

London Auction 21 March 2019