Poul Henningsen - Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Elementary School, Esbjerg, Denmark, 1950s

  • Literature

    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, 1994, pp. 266-67
    Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 424 for the front cover of a Louis Poulsen sales catalogue

  • Catalogue Essay

    Originally designed for the University of Aarhus, the present lot is a smaller version of the six examples that were produced for an Elementary School in Esbjerg, Denmark.

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‘Spiral’ ceiling light, designed for the University of Aarhus

1942
Aluminum, painted aluminium, chromium-plated metal.
Variable drop, 117 x 60 x 60 cm (46 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Denmark.

Estimate
£60,000 - 80,000 

Sold for £104,500

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Nordic Design

London 26 September 2013