Early PH 4/4 Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen
by Poul Henningsen
£62,000
An early PH 4 /4, pendant lamp, 1927
Original white / gold painted copper shades, gold painted undersides, nickel plated socket.
A rare and very early pendant executed in 1927, with the harlequin-shaped air holes at the lamp house. It is unusual to see an original white / gold painted copper pendant in this condition.
The lamp also has the original opal glass cup for the lower shade so it doesn't glare if installed high.
Marked 'Pat. Appl.'
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1927-1928.
Product Description
An early PH 4 /4, pendant lamp, 1927
Original white / gold painted copper shades, gold painted undersides, nickel plated socket.
A rare and very early pendant executed in 1927, with the harlequin-shaped air holes at the lamp house. It is unusual to see an original white / gold painted copper pendant in this condition.
The lamp also has the original opal glass cup for the lower shade so it doesn't glare if installed high.
Marked 'Pat. Appl.'
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1927-1928.
shade size 4/4, 40 cm
Provenance
Private collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
Literature
Louis Poulsen, Light Years Ahead: The Story of the PH Lamp,
Copenhagen, 1994, pp. 166-170
Original white / gold painted copper shades, gold painted undersides, nickel plated socket.
A rare and very early pendant executed in 1927, with the harlequin-shaped air holes at the lamp house. It is unusual to see an original white / gold painted copper pendant in this condition.
The lamp also has the original opal glass cup for the lower shade so it doesn't glare if installed high.
Marked 'Pat. Appl.'
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1927-1928.
shade size 4/4, 40 cm
Provenance
Private collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
Literature
Louis Poulsen, Light Years Ahead: The Story of the PH Lamp,
Copenhagen, 1994, pp. 166-170
Code:
11352
