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Lot 63134
Four Pillola Lamps, 1968
ABS plastic, acrylic, and bulbs

21 x 5 x 5 In
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Lot 63134
Four Pillola Lamps, 1968
ABS plastic, acrylic, and bulbs
21,0 x 5,0 x 5,0 In
Estimate: US$ 2,000 - 3,000
€ 1,700 - 2,600
Auction: 5 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: May 15, 2025
Auction number: 8217
Auction name: Where Magic Begins: The Collection of Jenette Kahn and Al Williams Art & Design Signature® Auction
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Cesare Maria Casati and C. Emanuele Ponzio for Studio D.A. Four Pillola Lamps Nai Ponteur Italy, designed 1968 ABS plastic, acrylic 21 x 5 x 5 inches (53.3 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm) (each, work) Molded to undersides: collezione nai, design studio D.A. LITERATURE: A. Coles, C. Rubini, D. Krzentowski, P. Doze, The Complete Designers' Lights (1950-1990), Galerie Kreo, Paris, 2011, p. 240 (similar example); S. Schleuning, C. Strauss, Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting, Yale University Press, 2021, pp. 172-173 (similar example). Additional examples of this work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York; the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Denver, Colorado; and the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
All examples in very good and ready to place condition, with very faint scuffs and surface wear. Small scratches commensurate with display and handling. Accompanied by acrylic stands. Heritage does not guarantee the working order or overall completeness of electrified lighting.
Lot Details
Cesare Maria Casati and C. Emanuele Ponzio for Studio D.A. Four Pillola Lamps Nai Ponteur Italy, designed 1968 ABS plastic, acrylic 21 x 5 x 5 inches (53.3 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm) (each, work) Molded to undersides: collezione nai, design studio D.A. LITERATURE: A. Coles, C. Rubini, D. Krzentowski, P. Doze, The Complete Designers' Lights (1950-1990), Galerie Kreo, Paris, 2011, p. 240 (similar example); S. Schleuning, C. Strauss, Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting, Yale University Press, 2021, pp. 172-173 (similar example). Additional examples of this work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York; the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Denver, Colorado; and the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
All examples in very good and ready to place condition, with very faint scuffs and surface wear. Small scratches commensurate with display and handling. Accompanied by acrylic stands. Heritage does not guarantee the working order or overall completeness of electrified lighting.
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