20 000 CZK
| 800 €
Lot 149
A TABLE LAMP n° 5839
1929
Nickel-plated metal, matte glass, Bakelite
41,5 cm (h), Diameter 34.5 cm
Starting price
Franta Anýž & Co., Prague. Narrow cylindrical milk glass lampshade, tall narrow stem, sound base, Bakelite switch, original electric cable. Franta Anýž imprint mark. Architect Adolf Loos used a lamp of this type to furnish the interior of the Dr. František Müller villa in Prague built in 1928–1930. Ref.: Franta Anýž 1876–1934, Municipal House, 2004 – color photograph on p. 122; F. Anýž Co. advertisement, p. 126. Polák Martin, The Müller Villa, City of Prague Museum, 2007 – B & W period photograph from the woman’s dressing room, pp. 38 and 159.