Max Ingrand (1908-1969) for Fontana Arte
Rare Smoked Glass Chandelier, model 2073
Italy, circa 1965
Max Ingrand (1908-1969) for Fontana Arte
Rare Smoked Glass Chandelier, model 2073
Italy, circa 1965
26 3⁄4 h x 14 1⁄2 dia in (68 x 37 cm)
Smoked glass plates suspended from gilt lacquer tubular brass frame with brass fittings and matching box canopy, frosted glass globe hung on painted metal structure. This model is very rare and quite stunning in its simple form emitting a soft glow which reflects beautifully off the glass. Rewired to U.S. standards.
Provenance
Literature
Laura Falconi, Fontana Arte: Una storia transparent, Milan, 1998, pp. 128 and 216, fig. 127 Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Max Ingrand: Du verre à la lumière, Paris, 2009, p. 222 for similar model Domus, no. 424, March 1965, Fontana Arte advertisement Fontana Arte: Illuminazione, sales catalogue, Milan, p. 29
Price: SOLD
Item #: FON405