Modern Design 
12 October 2010
Modern Design 
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James Harvey Crate

T-C-3 table lamps, pair

Heifetz Manufacturing Co.
USA, 1951
spun aluminum, enameled aluminum, cork 25 h × 12 w × 15 d in (63 × 30 × 38 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $7,500
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This lamp received third prize at the Low Cost Lighting competition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1951. The three legs of this innovative lamp slide to adjust the angle of the light reflector.
provenance: Acquired directly from the designer | Private collection, Pennsylvania
literature: Arts & Architecture, May 1951, unpaginated

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