Objets D'Affection: The Collection of Nina Yashar 
18 May 2008
Objets D'Affection: The Collection of Nina Yashar 
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Studio BBPR

pendant lamps, collection of six

Venini
Italy, c. 1955
internally decorated glass, enameled steel 26½ h × 9 dia in (67 × 23 cm)
estimate: $50,000–70,000
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Studio BBPR utilized clusters of these large-scale lamps in select architectural projects in the 1950s, including the Olivetti showroom in New York. These examples, created for a theater in Italy, have suspension rods instead of chains adding a dynamic element to the sculptural installation.
literature: Lumieres: Je Pense A Vous, Centre Georges Pompidou exhibition catalog, pg. 126, fig. 39

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