Max Ingrand (Italian, 1908-1969) for Fontana Arte
Pair of Sconces Model 1943
Italy, circa 1958
Max Ingrand (Italian, 1908-1969) for Fontana Arte
Pair of Sconces Model 1943
Italy, circa 1958
17 ¾ h x 8 w x 5 ¾ d in (45 x 20 x 14.5 cm)

Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte original exquisite pair of modernist sconces model 1943 with two thick triangular beveled satin or acid-etched crystal plates held together at an angle with brass mounts on black enameled metal structure. The thick-cut brass plates were produced during the mid-century period using the acidato techique with the outer edges beveled and polished.
Recently rewired to U.S. standards.

 

Provenance
Literature

Fontana Arte: Illuminazione, sales catalogue, Milan, p. 38

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Max Ingrand, Du verre à la lumière, Paris, 2009, p. 214

Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 335

Price: $18,000
Item #: FON427
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