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Rare Parachute Suspension Light by Erik Gunnar Asplund

$10,000
$12,50020% Off
£7,556.67
£9,445.8420% Off
€8,726.10
€10,907.6320% Off
CA$13,973.49
CA$17,466.8620% Off
A$15,504.77
A$19,380.9620% Off
CHF 8,121.73
CHF 10,152.1620% Off
MX$190,130.04
MX$237,662.5520% Off
NOK 103,305.60
NOK 129,13220% Off
SEK 97,516.08
SEK 121,895.1020% Off
DKK 65,076
DKK 81,34520% Off
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About the Item

Rare parachute suspension light by Erik Gunnar Asplund. Designed and manufactured in Sweden, circa mid-1920s to mid-1930s. Enameled metal armature and chain, brushed satin glass diffuser. Rewired for U.S. junction boxes. Takes one E27 100w maximum bulb. Original canopy. Literature Stuart Wrede, The Architecture of Erik Gunnar Asplund, Cambridge, 1980, p. 187. Two others are available with slight size variations, see reference numbers LU794715331362, LU794722317132.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Diameter: 18 in (45.72 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1930s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CF26661stDibs: LU794722317152

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