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Cantilever Desk Lamp

Creator: Gerald Abramovitz - Best & Lloyd
Offered by: Portuondo

Description
Gerald Abramovitz
(1928-2011)
Cantilever Desk Lamp
Aluminium, anodised aluminium and painted steel
Model 41555 MKII, produced by Best & Lloyd
c. 1961
United Kingdom
Height 51 cm
Width 71 cm
Depth 10 cm
Bibliography
‘Duke of Edinburgh’s Prize for Elegant Design and the Design Centre Awards 1966’, Design Journal, no. 209, May 1966, p. 41
Kathryn B. Hiesinger and George Marcus, Design Since 1945, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983, p. 143
The present model won the Design Centre Award in 1966 and is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	‘Duke of Edinburgh’s Prize for Elegant Design and the Design Centre Awards 1966’, Design Journal, no. 209, May 1966, p. 41 Kathryn B. Hiesinger and George Marcus, Design Since 1945, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983, p. 143
Origin:	England
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Aluminium, anodised aluminium and painted steel
Condition:	Good. in good vintage condition, some scratches commensurate with its age
Creation Date:	1961
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Collectible Design, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	700475

Dimensions

W.	27.95 in;	H.	20.08 in;	D.	3.94 in;
W.	71 cm;	H.	51 cm;	D.	10 cm;

Message from Seller:

Portuondo focuses in three fields, art, antiques and design. It is managed and run by Hugo and Diego Portuondo. Their gallery spaces are located in London & Madrid.