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Ceiling Pendant by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte

Creator: Pietro Chiesa - Fontana Arte (FontanaArte)
Offered by: Donzella

Description
Brass, painted metal, curved glass. 6 x E26 sockets. A rare globe model from Chiesa with painted metal flower forms holding each socket.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	Published: L'Arredamento Moderno, Quarta Series, 1949. Fig. 214 shows a related model with etched glass panels.<br>Provenance: Private collection – Milano.
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Glass, brass.
Condition:	Good. Very good vintage condition. Recently rewired with new sockets added. There are no chips, cracks or scratches to the glass, and the brass & painted metal show scattered signs of age & patina.
Creation Date:	c. 1948
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Collectible Design, Mid Century
Dealer Reference #:	62 PC 08
Incollect Reference #:	678099

Dimensions

H.	41 in;	Diam.	22 in;
H.	104.14 cm;	Diam.	55.88 cm;

Message from Seller:

Donzella is a curated gallery space that has specialized in post-war design since its inception in the early 1990s. Largely comprised of works by American interior designers and architects, as well as Italian architects and industrial designers, Paul Donzella's catalog of period furniture and lighting sets exceptional standards of form, quality, and rarity.