

Lot 58
Poul Henningsen (1894-1967) Rare PH-3/2 'American' Table Lamp
circa 1928
for Louis Poulsen, brass, opaline glass shades, stamped 'PAT. APPL'
height 13in (33cm); width 23 1/2in (60cm); diameter of shade 11 1/4in (28cm)
circa 1928
for Louis Poulsen, brass, opaline glass shades, stamped 'PAT. APPL'
height 13in (33cm); width 23 1/2in (60cm); diameter of shade 11 1/4in (28cm)
14 December 2021, 14:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$22,812.50 inc. premium
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Poul Henningsen (1894-1967)
Rare PH-3/2 'American' Table Lamp
circa 1928
for Louis Poulsen, brass, opaline glass shades, stamped 'PAT. APPL'
height 13in (33cm); width 23 1/2in (60cm); diameter of shade 11 1/4in (28cm)
circa 1928
for Louis Poulsen, brass, opaline glass shades, stamped 'PAT. APPL'
height 13in (33cm); width 23 1/2in (60cm); diameter of shade 11 1/4in (28cm)
Footnotes
Provenance
Private Collection, Denmark
Literature
Tina Jorstian and Poul Erik Munk Nielsen, 'Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Louis Poulsen', Louis Poulsen, 1994, pp. 152-53 (model illustrated)
Louis Poulsen Catalogue B, 1931–32, unpaginated: '...designed for American desks and come with three holes in the massive base plate for fastening with screws countersunk. Placed on top of U.S. desktop and can, when not in use, be turned toward the wall and when used, to the left over the work area'.