Lot 22
Gino Sarfatti (Italian 1912-1985) for Arteluce
Table Lamp, circa 1956
MODERN MADE: Modern & Post-War Art, Design & Studio Ceramics | 695
Auction: 28 October 2022 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Description
model no. 566, enamelled steel and aluminium
Dimensions
50cm high (19 3/8in high)
Footnote
Literature:
Romanelli, Marco and Sandra Severi, Gino Sarfatti: selected works 1938-1973, Milan, 2012, pp. 278-9.
In model 566 Sarfatti recalled the principle that 'operational lamps must tilt the light source towards the user' and it was one of the first to use the Cornalux bulb, whose distinctive feature was the triangular light beam, considered by Sarfatti to be the most suitable for lighting a working space. It also had the added feature of making the wire part of the design. (Romanelli, p. 279)