Poul Henningsen
( Danish, 1894 - 1967 )
'Light Of The Future', A Rare Ceiling Light
Louis Poulsen
( Danish, est. 1874)
'Light Of The Future', A Rare Ceiling Light
LOT DETAILS
Materials:
painted aluminium, cast aluminium, porcelain
Measurements:
25.98 in. (66.00 cm.) (height) by 24.02 in. (61.00 cm.) (width)
Description:
Markings:
each panel stamped with configuration number and letter combination
Exhibited:
Forum Copenhagen, The House of the Day after Tomorrow, Spring 1959.
Literature:
Other examples illustrated: T. Jørstian and P.E. Munk Nielsen, PH 100 Light, exh. cat., Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen, 1994, pp. 13, 18 for period illustration of the lamps in situ. T. Jørstian, P. E. Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead, The story of the PH lamp, Copenhagen, 1994, p. 295, another example illustrated, p. 96 for a period illustration of the lamp in situ. E. Steffensen, Poul Henningsen, Denmark, 2005, p. 80.
Provenance:
Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Acquired from the above by the present owner.
