Arturo Pani has been called the Jean Royère of Mexico. Like the adored French master of the mid-20th century, Pani won an upper-class clientele who appreciated the vivacity and exuberance he brought to interiors. His specialty was using new materials to reinterpret traditional stylings — the sensuous curves and arabesques of the Rococo; stately neoclassical motifs — for a modern context. Pani's work is a thing apart: at once theatrical and distinguished, playful and grand.
Pani was born to splendid settings. His father was Mexico’s ambassador to France, and both Pani and his brother Mario, a noted architect of the International style, would study at the prestigious École des Beaux Arts in Paris. Pani made his name in the late 1930s by designing lavish interiors that belied the austere facade of his brother’s new Hotel Reforma in Mexico City. Mexico’s affluent class welcomed Pani’s technique for juxtaposing Mario’s sleek modernist architectural envelope with voluptuous decor. His style became known as the “Acapulco look” in the 1930s, when Pani became the blossoming Pacific resort’s decorator of choice to the jet set. Pani’s own Acapulco villa would become a favorite backdrop for the society photographer Slim Aarons.
Though Pani frequently created furniture along the strict, geometric lines associated with mid-century modernism — and did, on occasion, produce pieces with wildly flowing futuristic lines — his signature designs were those that offered an idiosyncratic, spare-yet-sumptuous take on historical forms.
Pani’s favorite material was wrought iron, usually gilded. With it, he produced tables with elaborate sheaf-of-wheat bases, or scrolling baroque supports; chairs with frames made of iron rods bent to suggest the sinuous seatbacks and cabriole legs of Louis XV pieces; or — jumping a stylistic generation forward — designs with Louis XVI elements such as arrows and chevrons. Pani’s work has again become chic. As you will see on these pages, like few others, Arturo Pani had a true sense of drama. Virtually everything he designed is a showstopper.
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Palm Tree Table Lamp by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this Palm Tree Table Lamp designed by Arturo Pani. This lamp is perhaps one of the most whimsical of all the wonderful designs by Arturo Pani. Crafted of brass a...
Brass
$7,040Sale Price|20% Off
Arturo Pani Table Lamp
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chicago, IL
Arturo Pani custom table lamp with central bronze column flanked by two panes of beveled glass raised on a square beveled glass base, with a patinated bronze beaubeche and scalloped details. Mexico, circa 1960 Provenance: Private residence, Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico Arturo Pani was one of the most significant figures working in design during the ‘Mexican Miracle’, a period from 1940-1970 of optimistic economic Expansion. While his brother, architect Mario Pani...
Glass
1950s Arturo Pani Black Bronze Floor Lamps Pair Mexico
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Sensational pair of Arturo Pani Floor Lamps Mexican Modernism Aluminum, Black wood in ebony and golden bronze accent Exquisite detail on shade. 61 tall x 11 diameter. Preowne...
Aluminum, Bronze
1950s Arturo Pani Sculptural Brass Bronze Table Lamps Mexico City
By Talleres Chacon, Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Table lamps Sensational sculptural two-tone bronze table lamps by Arturo Pani Mexico 1950s. Unmarked. Measures: Height 24.75 in. x Diameter 9.25 in. The lamps have been rewired with...
Brass, Bronze
Fantastic Iron and Brass Lamp by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic iron and brass lamp by Arturo Pani with amazing patina, circa 1950.
Brass, Iron
$3,830 / set
H 19.69 in W 12.21 in D 8.67 in
Rare Pair of 1950s Sculptural Italian Table Lamps – Solid Cast Brass Masterpiece
By Luciano Frigerio, Luciano Frigerio di Desio
Located in Milano, IT
A rare pair of sculptural Italian table lamps, dating back to the 1950s/60s. Their striking presence is defined by a solid cast brass structure, embodying the bold, artistic essence ...
Brass
Hans Kogl Gold Palm Tree Table Lamp 1970's
By Hans Kögl
Located in Hastings, GB
Stunning gilt metal palm tree lamp by Hans Kogl, 1970's Germany. Fronds of leaves arranged to form a beautiful gilt statement palm tree. This iconic palm tree lamp has 3 bulb holder...
Metal
Galuchat, Melogranoblu, Table Lamp, Clear Glass
Located in Grassobbio, IT
Suspension and table lamp in clear blown glass with opaque anthracite painted metal frame. The precious handwork made it possible to obtain an irregular texture that recalls the manufacturing of shark tanned leather, also called "galuchat" from the name of its first user, Jean-Claude Galuchat, French craftsman at the service of King Louis XV.
Blown Glass
Palm Tree Lamp Attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Electified Palm tree lamp Base measures 8.75" W x 8.75" L x 8" H.
Bronze, Metal
1950s Pair of Brass Candlestick Lamps
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Each lamp with a turned and fluted brass candlestick form, resting on a circular stepped base with beaded detail. Nicely aged surface with warm patina.
Brass
Iron and Brass "Parigi" Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Iron and brass "Parigi" table lamp Dimensions: 60 x 30 x 84cm Materials: brass, iron, crystal, gold leaf Iron sculpture lamp. Details in brass with a slightly burnished finish; ...
Crystal, Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
Brass 1950s Sputnik Table Lamp
Located in Highland, IN
The "Sputnik" lamp was a popular design in the 1950s. The original was designed in 1954 by Gino Sarfatti and made by Lightolier as part of his "Astral" series. Many other manufacture...
Brass
ABEA, Table Lamps, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass table lamps designed and produced by ABEA, Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11.625” H x 3.375” W x 3.375” D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3.375” Top Di...
Brass
Alpi Table Lamp
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Milan, IT
This unique and exquisite lamp was created to be positioned specifically on a console table, making it a perfect surface to display this piece of functional art. The sphere is made o...
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Italian sculptural Murano glass and metal Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
'Surrealist' Italian table lamp in brass and Murano glass. Italy 1950s
Brass
Vintage Pair of Marbro Mixed Metal Table Lamps Bronze, 1950s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular pair of vintage table lamps produced by The Marbro Lamp Company, originally from the 1950’s. This wonderful pair of table lamps are sculptural, mid-century modern, featur...
Brass, Bronze, Silver Leaf
Maison Charles Palm Three Table Lamp, 1970s
By S.A. Boulanger, Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Antwerp, BE
Maison Charles Palm-three-lamp Paris 1970s with chrome /silver pedestals and bronze urns and brass fronds. Each with 3 light fittings orignal shad...
Brass, Chrome
Arturo Pani 1960's Brass Palm Floor Lamp
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1960s Mexican hand-crafted brass and black lacquered metal floor lamp designed by Arturo Pani. The 3 arm lamp with round base has leaf-shaped screens with white fabric upholstery. ...
Metal, Brass
Palm Tree Floor Lamp by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this Palm floor table lamp designed by Arturo Pani. This lamp is perhaps one of the most whimsical of all the wonderful designs by Art...
Brass
Palm Tree Table Lamp by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this Palm Tree Table Lamp designed by Arturo Pani. This lamp is perhaps one of the most whimsical of all the wonderful designs by Arturo Pani. Crafted of brass a...
Brass
Arturo Pani Elegant 3 Cowboy Pyramid Table Lamp Goatskin & Bronze 1950s
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
We are pleased to offer: Elegant Midcentury, Mexico, 1950s table lamp in triangular form. Elevated wood pyramid wrapped in goatskin parchment with bronze ornamentation. Bronze deco...
Bronze
Arturo Pani Regency Seashell Cast Brass Table Lamp Mexico 1940s
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Table Lamp Mexico 1940s by Arturo Pani Seashell Table Lamp Cast in Brass mounted on original velvet covered wood base Velvet base is in a golden yellow tone. No shade is included. R...
Brass
Arturo Pani Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Table Lamps in Brushed Bronze
By Arturo Pani
Located in Astoria, NY
Arturo Pani Mid-Century Modern Sputnik table lamps in brushed bronze. Each is fully restored with all new wiring and hardware, including a double socket cluster. These lamps are in e...
Bronze
Pair of Arturo Pani Fruit Lamps
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic fruit lamp with gilded base by Arturo Pani. Pani was one of the most significant figures working in design during the Mexican Miracle (1940-...
Ceramic
Pair of Arturo Pani Bronze Sputnik Lamps
By Arturo Pani
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of bronze Sputnik table lamps by designer Arturo Pani, produced in Mexico circa 1960s, each including double cluster sockets over bobbin styled stem and nucleus, surrounded by...
Bronze, Iron