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Rare Fontana Arte Ceiling Light with Carved Wood frame, 1940s

Creator: Fontana Arte (FontanaArte)
Offered by: L'Art De Vivre

Description
FONTANA ARTE
A rare and monumental Fontana Arte flush-mount ceiling light.
Frosted glass bowl; enameled carved wood frame with egg and dart motif.
Maker’s mark on finial. Italy, 1940s.
Dimensions: 32 Diameter x 6 H
Rewired for use in the US with six standard base bulbs

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Maker’s mark on finial.
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Glass, carved wood
Condition:	Excellent. Wear consistent with age and use
Creation Date:	1940s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	182340

Dimensions

H.	6 in;	Diam.	32 in;
H.	15.24 cm;	Diam.	81.28 cm;

Message from Seller:

Established on Manhattan's Upper East Side in 1989, L'Art de Vivre champions pioneering French and Italian midcentury design, with an emphasis on exceptional and distinctive lighting. Its carefully selected collection spans the postwar period to the present day, highlighting rare and exciting masterpieces by Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Gio Ponti, Venini, Veronese, Stilnovo, Dominique, Jacques Adnet, Maxime Old, and Genet Michon, as well as collaborations with contemporary designers

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