Gloucester, GB
Details
- Dimensions
- 5.91ʺW × 7.09ʺD × 18.11ʺL
- Styles
- Bauhaus
- Industrial
- Designer
- Christian Dell
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Bakelite
- Iron
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Good — This vintage item remains fully functional, but it shows sign of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal … moreGood — This vintage item remains fully functional, but it shows sign of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal upholstery defects, or visible repairs. less
- Description
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Bauhaus Desk Lamp By Christian Dell Circa 1920s Cast iron base - Black steel shade - Swing arm and adjustable …
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Bauhaus Desk Lamp By Christian Dell Circa 1920s Cast iron base - Black steel shade - Swing arm and adjustable shade - Height adjustable - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - On/Off switch on the base - Designed by Christian Dell - German ~ 1920s - 15cm wide x 18cm deep x 46cm tall Christian Dell Dell was born in Offenbach am Main in Hesse. from 1907-11 he completed the silver forging studies at the academy. In 1912-13 he studied at the Saxon college of arts and crafts in Weimar. from 1922-25 he worked as a foreman of the metal workshop at the Bauhaus in Weimar. Beginning in 1926 Dell sketched lights and as an early industrial designer and pioneer of plastic design, Dell used bakelite and aminoplastics as materials for his works for Molitor-Zweckleuchten in 1929-30. In 1926 Christian Dell, the former master of the metal workshop at the Weimar Bauhaus, was appointed director of the newly established metalwork course at the Frankfurt school of art, a post he held until his dissmissal by the Nazis in 1933. In Frankfurt, as well as teaching and practising as a silversmith he launched his career as a lighting designer. Among his earliest and most successful models were the Polo Popular (1929) and Rondella (1927/1928) desk lamps. Both were manufactured first by the Rondella factory at Oberursel and then later by Bunte & Remmler in Frankfurt Am Main. Condition Report Fully re wired with modern electrical components, some small chips to the paint in places
Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard).The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. less
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