Poul Henningsen
A rare 'Spiral' ceiling light
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 93.750 GBP
Price realised: 93.750 GBP
Description
executed by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, part-painted aluminium, painted metal, chromium-plated metal
42 high x 23 5/8 in. diameter (107 x 67 cm.)
Designed 1942, this example executed before 1954.
An example of this model is included in the collection of Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen.
Assembly Hall, Grådybskole [Grådyb School], Esbjerg, Denmark, 1954 until 2013. | Present owner.
42 high x 23 5/8 in. diameter (107 x 67 cm.)
Designed 1942, this example executed before 1954.
An example of this model is included in the collection of Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen.
Assembly Hall, Grådybskole [Grådyb School], Esbjerg, Denmark, 1954 until 2013. | Present owner.
A top price for Poul Henningsen - as previously expected
The work A rare 'Spiral' ceiling light by Poul Henningsen was sold in the Masterpieces of Design & Photography auction at Christies in London in October 2017. It changed hands for a price of GBP 93,750.00 (€ 106,893.35) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 70,000.00 – 100,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, A rare 'Spiral' ceiling light is the most expensive artwork by Poul Henningsen that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit A rare 'Spiral' ceiling light von Poul Henningsen wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion Masterpieces of Design & Photography bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 93.750,00 (€ 106.893,35) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 70.000,00 – 100.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist A rare 'Spiral' ceiling light das teuerste Kunstwerk von Poul Henningsen, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Poul Henningsen - Auction history
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