Important Design 
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Gilbert Watrous

floor lamp

Heifetz Manufacturing Co.
USA, 1951
enameled steel, chrome-plated steel, brass 48 h × 15 w × 42 d in (122 × 38 × 107 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
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This design received the special prize in the Museum of Modern Art's Lamp Design competition of 1951. This design was the only lamp from the competition that was retained by the MoMA for their permanent collection.
provenance: Wright, Modernist 20th Century, 18 May 2003, Lot 157 | Private collection
literature: Arts & Architecture, May 1951, unpaginated Interiors, April 1951, pg. 138 Modern Furnishings for the Home, Hennessey, pg. 245

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