ID 881920
Lot 782 | Moloch
Estimate value
€ 50 000 – 60 000
"Moloch"
Floor lamp - sculpture. Produced by Bracciodiferro, Genoa, 1970-71. Multiple No. 5/100.
Pantograph frame made of welded and bolted square section profiled metal, harmonic steel springs, deep-drawn aluminum base and cap painted bronze. Cast iron, ABS and sand ballast.
Derived from the multiplication by four of the lamp "Luxo L 1" by Jac. Jacobsen of Oslo.
. Marked: Marcato a incussione: "MOLOCH / RIDISEGNO DI GAETANO PESCE / PRODUZIONE - BRACCIODIFERRO - / PRIMO CENTINAIO / ESEMPLARE N. 005. (in normal position. as in the photo: h 230 cm. l 312 cm. cap diameter 65 cm. base diameter 86 cm. weight 140 kg) (Slight defects, missing lacquered glass diffuser globe)
Provenance
Private collection, Milan
Literature
G. Pesce, "Moloch". A new lamp, in "Domus", n. 514, settembre 1972, p. 38;
G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico, a cura di S. Mazza, Allemandi, Torino 2003, vol. 1, p. 197;
C. e P. Fiell, 1000 Lights, Taschen, Koln 2006, pp. 224-225;
| Artist: | Gaetano Pesce (1939 - 2024) |
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| Auction house category: | Decor & 20th Century Arts & Design |
| Artist: | Gaetano Pesce (1939 - 2024) |
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| Auction house category: | Decor & 20th Century Arts & Design |
| Address of auction |
Il Ponte Casa d'Aste Via Pontaccio 12 20121 Milano Italy | |
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