Los Angeles, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 10ʺD × 56ʺL
- Lamp Shade
- Included
- Artist
- Walter Von Nessen
- Brand
- Nessen Studios
- Designer
- Walter Von Nessen
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Aluminum
- Bakelite
- Chrome
- Glass
- Lead
- Lights
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Power Sources
- Up to 120V (US Standard)
- Corded
- Type A
- Condition Notes
The lamp is in overall excellent condition. Wear is commensurate with age. The shade might be a replacement shade. It …
The vendor has confirmed this piece is in working order. more
The lamp is in overall excellent condition. Wear is commensurate with age. The shade might be a replacement shade. It is the shade that came with it when acquired. It is a period shade, however research indicates that a smooth finish shade would have been used, although there are examples of this model with same lampshade in use.
The vendor has confirmed this piece is in working order. less
- Description
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Rare early model
This Machine age adjustable floor lamp by Walter Von Nessen for Nessen Studios Nyc is wonderful.
A … more Rare early model
This Machine age adjustable floor lamp by Walter Von Nessen for Nessen Studios Nyc is wonderful.
A true classic in Art Deco design.
The lamp adjusts from base height of 48" and extends to a height of 56"
It is about 12" a widest spot when measured from post to edge of glass shade
In overall excellent condition
The base plate is 10" diameter
as with all vintage lighting rewire is recommended
This lamp has timeless style, fitting perfectly into contemporary modern homes with it's classic art deco streamline design
[1]designer bio
"The ingenuity of a German immigrant, Walter von Nessen, has had far-reaching effects on contemporary lamp design. It goes back to 1927 when he set up Nessen Studios in New York’s Murray Hill section to design and fabricate architectural lighting. He quickly attracted a following among the leading architects of that time who commissioned him to design lighting and other household objects for their clients, making him one of the first industrial designers and a member of a new movement whose inner circle was to include such well-known names as Walter Dorwin Teague, Donald Deskey, Gilbert Rhode and Russell Wright.
Von Nessen’s prestige, training and work in Germany in the early ’20s, before emigrating to the United States in 1925, at the age of 35, were rooted in intricate manufacturing as well as furniture design techniques – invaluable groundwork for his own unique design concepts.
By 1930, critics, manufacturers and museum heads were beginning to refer to him as an industrial design trailblazer and champion of modern design. Of all von Nessen designs, however, lamps were always in the forefront of new trends. A probable reason for this was expressed in a 1930 edition of Lamp Buyers Journal (the forerunner of Home Lighting and Accessories): “The latest, newest most radical expressions of art in industry seem particularly applicable to lamps because a lamp highlights a room and it may well be extreme…and it strives to be an expression of ourselves, our times and our environment.”
From the outset, his designs were the foremost examples of the modern trend. The progression of von Nessen styles range from the German deco of the early 20’s to the American Deco of the mid 20’s to the functionalism which dominated his work until his death in 1943. By combining functionalism with new materials, he helped establish a new design vocabulary.
[1]citation Nessen Lighting website less
Los Angeles, CA
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