Early PH 4/3 Desk Lamp
by Poul Henningsen
£28,000
Early PH 4/3 desk lamp, 1930s.
Large brown brass and copper shades.
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Provenance: Private colletion, Denmark. Purchased from the above by the present owner.
Henningsen saw electrical light as a vehicle to 'enlighten' the masses by improving their home and work environments, hence the multiple concentric shades designed to emit only reflected light by obscuring the light source, and thus eliminating visual glare.
Product Description
Early PH 4/3 desk lamp, 1930s
large brown brass and copper shades
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Provenance:
Private colletion, Denmark
Purchased from the above by the present owner
Henningsen saw electrical light as a vehicle to 'enlighten' the masses by improving their home and work environments, hence the multiple concentric shades designed to emit only reflected light by obscuring the light source, and thus eliminating visual glare.
large brown brass and copper shades
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Provenance:
Private colletion, Denmark
Purchased from the above by the present owner
Henningsen saw electrical light as a vehicle to 'enlighten' the masses by improving their home and work environments, hence the multiple concentric shades designed to emit only reflected light by obscuring the light source, and thus eliminating visual glare.
Code:
10210
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Details & Dimensions
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H 42cm x Dia. 33cm
H 16.54" x Dia. 13"
H 16.54" x Dia. 13"
