Amazing, Museum Quality , Marzio Cecchi 'lumaca' Light Sculpture In Sculpted Wood & Glass

Beautiful large-scale Italian light sculpture dating from the 1970s clearly reflecting the influence of the Dutch 'De Stijl' movement and very much in the style of the work of the 'D...

PLEASE refer to the uloaded video of this light sculpture in operation, it creates a stunning otherwordly swirling ethereal lighting effect like a monochrome aurora borealis. Here we have an example of the very rare and famous light sculpture created by the artist Werner Epstein and edited in a very small edition by 'Inter Neo', France in 1970. It is both beautiful in its elegant sculptural form and in its magical , ethereal lighting effect. This design was exhibited at the 1972 'Salon des Artistes et Decorateurs' held at the Grand Palais des champs Elysees in Paris, and is published in the original exhibition catalogue. Please see scan from exhibition catalogue. PLEASE SEE IMAGE 5 Unfotunately the static images can only capture just a very basic static idea of some of the light formations created as the sculptural spiral aluminum element slowly rotates as it captures the rising thermal energy emitted by the concealed incandescent light bulb in the base , there is no motor , just pure physics and poetry in motion. I have to repeat that the static photos really do not do this beautiful design any justice at all, the slowly evolving swirling ribbons of light reflecting off the surface of the slowly rotating aluminum spiral create a magical , organic and otherworldly lighting effect which is initially captured on the polished surface of the spiral element itself before being thrown outward as continuous swirling ribbons of light which are captured on the surfaces of the walls, floor and ceiling creating an extremely ethereal ,soothing and meditative lighting effect.. This is one of the most famous ,beautiful and rare of all the French avant garde lighting...

1970s Brutalist Space Age design table lamp light sculptures by Albano Poli (the founder of Poliarte) for Italian artisan lighting company Poliarte. These Italian lighting sculpture are made of square and stacked coloured Murano glass pieces mounted on a stainless steel base Complemented with the 2 smaller pair of Albano Poli Murano glass cubes table lamps this set forms a formation in the dark The 3 lamps are sold as a complete set Size listed is for the single large table lamp...

Stunning minimalist masterpiece by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, 1960 with unique rotating lamp feature. The main cylindrical bosy made of nickel plated brass houses...

An impressive purple Murano bubble glass vase has been transformed to a lamp base This Italian 60's lamp can be used as large table lamp or...

1970's Table lamp by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt Italy Artisan made Venetian Murano glass in transparent and white on a chrome plated base The lamp has a spherical glass body with twe...

Marzio Cecchi for Studio Most Murano Art Glass Monumental Snail Lamp 1969, Italy. Signed. Limited Edition of 50. Monumental (19” x 12” x 16” H). Marzio Cecchi (Italian, 1940–19...

Great vintage original condition for this Snail table lamp made from wood and Murano glass and designed by Marzio Cecchi during the 60s. Produced in I...

'Porcospino' Table Lamp by Marzio Cecchi. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. A nucleus style lamp comprising of plexiglass cylinders nestled 360° degrees throughout...

Marzio Cecchi ( 1940/1990) table lamp plastic coated fabric. Marzio Cecchi Born near Florence on March 1st 1940, Marzio comes from a Design environment...

Snail Table lamp by Marzio Cecchi for Dimensione Fuoco. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s. A carved wooden body paired along with a texturized glass diffuser. Engraved ...

Elegant pair of spiral sculpted ebony wood lamps with brass accents. These vintage lamps were made by Light House Light and Shade Co., Los Angeles, Ca....