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Lot 18Ω

Paavo Tynell
Adjustable ceiling light, model no. A1965/10202, 1950s

12 October 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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Paavo Tynell

Adjustable ceiling light, model no. A1965/10202, 1950s
Painted metal, brass, fabric diffuser.
45.5 cm diameter, variable drop
Manufactured by Taito Oy, Finland. Fixture impressed TAITO.

Footnotes

Provenance
Private collection, Imatra
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature
TAITO, no. 16, Helsinki, late 1940s, n.p.
Ornamo, no. 13, 1949, p. 72
Domus, no. 247, June 1950, p. 59
'Valaisimia', Idman, no. 135, 1953, p. 9
'High Lights of a Lighting Genius', Life, 12 December 1960, p. 57
Finland House Lighting: harmony in lighting for harmony in living, original designs by Paavo Tynell, New York, n.p.

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