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Poul Henningsen

Important double-spiral wall light from the Scala Cinema and Concert Hall, Århus

Louis Poulsen
Denmark, 1955
enameled aluminum, aluminum, brass 35 h × 77 w × 10½ d in (89 × 196 × 27 cm)
estimate: $150,000–200,000
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provenance: Scala Cinema and Concert Hall, Århus | Dansk Mobelkunst, Copenhagen | Private collection
literature: Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Jorstian and Nielsen, pg. 268
This lot is on view in New York.

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Scala Cinema and Concert Hall, Århus

Henningsen's double-spiral wall light

This work is one of twenty-six original double-spiral wall lights from the Scala Cinema and Concert Hall, Århus. In 1981 the Scala Cinema was renovated, during which twelve wall lights were deaccessioned including the present lot.

Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Jorstian and Nielsen, pg. 268

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