Poul Henningsen - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Tina Jørstian and Poul Erik Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Copenhagen, 1994, p. 242

  • Catalogue Essay

    Patent application 1927, Introduced at the exhibition 'Modern Homes' in Forum, 1931. It came in two sizes 4 4 1/2/ 4 and 4 3 1/2/3 first digit is the number of shades and the other two the dimensions.

204

Rare ceiling light, type 4 4½/4 shades

circa 1931
Copper, brass.
45 cm (17 3/4 in) diameter
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Underside of light fixture impressed with ‘P.H.- 5 PATENTED’.

Estimate
£12,000 - 15,000 

Sold for £20,000

Important Nordic Design

27 September 2012
London