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Large Lantern Floorlamp, Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, c. 1938

Description
A large standing lantern mounted on stand in bronze and glass by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, circa 1938. The lantern with removable top features a flaired case with bronze criss-cross diamond over glass. A similar lantern-form floor lamp can be seen in a 1938 photograph of the interior of the new Fontana Arte boutique in Rome as illustrated in Laura Falconi’s book, “Fonatana Arte: Una Storia Transparente” Milan, 1998.

This piece came from the Sotheby’s Sale of Gordon Watson, May 2006.

Origin:	Italy
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Bronze and glass.
Condition:	Excellent. The lamp is in perfect original condition, the finish has been untouched.
Creation Date:	Circa 1938
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	100466