Josef Frank, a model 2466 table lamp from Firma Svenskt Tenn.

Brass and white lacquered brass. One light socket. Shade in light textile and brass. Maker's mark. Height including shade 73 cm.

Wear. Not tested for function. Shade with damages.

Alkuperä - Provenienssi

From the collection of Hildur Hansson (1912-1999). Her husband Erik Hansson (1906) died during the Finnish winter war. Hildur lived with her son at Östermalm in Stockholm and was a great friend of Estrid Ericson (1894-1981), founder of Svenskt Tenn. Thence by descent.

Lisää taiteilijasta Josef Frank

Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.

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