Important Design 
6 June 2013
Important Design 
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Angelo Brotto

Quasar wall light

Esperia
Italy, 1973
stainless steel, glass, chrome-plated steel 31½ h × 31½ w × 7 d in (80 × 80 × 18 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
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Venetian artist and designer, Angelo Brotto, was the head of design at Esperia in the 1960s and 1970s; during his tenure Brotto created a variety of successful lights, but his innovative Quasar wall lights stand out among his oeuvre. Composed of colorful Murano glass set within stainless steel panels, Brotto’s Quasar wall lights are accomplished works of modern art.
Signed with decal manufacturer's label to edge: [Esperia]. Incised signature to lower right: [Brotto 73].

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