Cris Agterberg

Solid cast brass with polished finish. A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using...

French Art Deco table lamp, France, 1930s. Skyscraper shape. Frosted glass shade on its chrome base. Height: 7.9"(20cm) , Width: 6.7"(17cm). Delivered wired for your country (US, UK,...

Solid cast brass with polished finish. A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using...

Original Art Deco tall chrome table lamp dating to the 1930s. This wonderful lamp features a chrome column, base and gallery with a stunning pi...

- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of metal, colored glass - Re-polished - Fully functional - Very good, original condition.

Art Deco Bauhaus table lamp, circa 1930s.  

Rare bold , art deco , machine age , streamline chrome table lamp by Electrolier , North America . Solid well made construction. Nice deep chrome finish from the 30s Contain...

- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of metal - Re-polished - Fully functional - New cabling - 1x E26 or E27 socket - Good, original condition.

A colourful carved wood, painted and decorated Holy cow and trinket box - India, circa 1910. Naively carved and painted with a sliding wooden lid to the box. Some shrinkage cracks a...

Original Art Deco desk lamp from the 1920s or 1930s. Authentic condition with signs of age and use. Good working condition. Measures: height: 42 cm, diameter: 31 cm.

Three polished lacquered cast bronze pieces joined together. During the ‘thirties in Paris, Salvador Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends involved in the application of art to varied disciplines, above and beyond the study of pure pictorial art. Jean-Michel Frank, a furniture maker and decorator of recognized prestige in the Paris of those years, was on very good terms with Dalí and together they worked on several ideas. The Bracelli lamp which we present here is a classic design after Jean-Michel’s manner of designing and working, adopted by Dalí for his house at Portlligat. Amongst Dalí ’s specific furnishing projects, and constituting another for his curriculum vitae as a designer, may be counted the garden furnishings for his Portlligat house, the complete architecture of the Night Club (garotte-shaped) for the Hotel Presidente in Acapulco (1957) and another project for a bar in California in the ‘forties. As shown by the small selection now produced and included in this catalogue, Dalí ’s work was not restrictes to the traditional furnishing elements, but included tap fittings, handles, door-pulls, printed fabrics and objets of indeterminate use. In the 1990s a group of experts, led by Oscar Tusquets, set themselves the task of turning the furniture Dalí had drawn for Jean-Michel Frank into reality. Amongst these items were the Leda chair...

Art Deco figure lamp, showing a seminude bronze female figure standing on a podium and leaning towards a frosted glass screen. The figure can al...