Poul Henningsen - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Grete Jalk, Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Vol. 4 1957-1966, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 91 for the larger example; Tina Jørstian and Poul Eric Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Copenhagen, 1994, pp. 266-67 for the larger example; Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 424 for the larger example on the front cover of a Louis Poulsen sales catalogue

  • Catalogue Essay

    There are six known extant examples of this work.

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‘Spiral’ ceiling light

designed 1942
Aluminium and painted aluminium.
114 cm (44 7/8 in) drop, 60 cm (23 5/8 in) diameter
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Denmark.

Estimate
£60,000 - 80,000 

Sold for £61,250

Important Nordic Design

17 November 2011
London