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Large 'Fungo' Table Lamp by Gabriella Crespi from Rising Sun Series

Creator: Gabriella Crespi
Offered by: soyun k.

Description
Large and striking 'Fungo' table lamp from the iconic Rising Sun Series with lacquered bamboo and polished brass dome shade and elegant flared brass base in a brushed gold finish. Impressed with facsimile signature and artist’s cipher to shade and base 'Gabriella Crespi'.
Gabriella Crespi adorned her own Milan apartment with a version of this 'Fungo' table lamp (see image 10).

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Lacquered bamboo, polished brass
Condition:	Good. In very good condition with brass refinished and ewired to U.S. standards including brown silk cord and dimmer.
Creation Date:	1970s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Book References:	Patrick Favardin and Guy Bloch-Champfort, Les décorateurs des années 60-70, Paris, 2007, p. 148
Catalog References:	Gabriella Crespi: Il Segno e lo spirito: mobili, plurimi, sculture e gioielli, exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Reale, September 24, 2011 – October 16, 2011, Milan, 2011, p. 113 for similar example
Article References:	“De paille et de bamboo”, Maison & Jardin, no. 246, September 1978, pp. 94-95 “Bamboo and wicker set the luxurious scene”, House & Garden, no. 341, July-August 1979, p. 95 for similar example
Dealer Reference #:	CRE402
Incollect Reference #:	739741

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