Pair Of Supremely Elegant Fontana Arte Appliques By Pietro Chiesa, 1950 Published
View Similar Items
Pair Of Supremely Elegant Fontana Arte Appliques By Pietro Chiesa, 1950 Published
About the Item
- Creator:Fontana Arte (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 7.88 in (20 cm)Width: 7.88 in (20 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. 1 lamp has minor scratchings to the glass on backside, overall very nice original condition.
- Seller Location:bergen op zoom, NL
- Reference Number:Seller: 239 fontana arte1stDibs: LU9301765938
Fontana Arte
Best known for its elegant and innovative vintage lighting fixtures, the Milan-based firm Fontana Arte pioneered one of the key features of 20th-century and contemporary Italian design: the union of artistry and industry wrought by partnerships between creative talents — chiefly architects — and entrepreneurial businesses. Fontana Arte is further distinguished by having had as artistic director, in succession, four of Italy’s most inventive modernist designers: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, French transplant Max Ingrand and Gae Aulenti.
The bread and butter of the glassmaking company that Luigi Fontana founded in 1881 was plate-glass panels for the construction industry. In 1930, Fontana met Ponti — then the artistic director of the Richard Ginori ceramics workshop and the editor of the influential magazine Domus — at a biannual design exhibition that became the precursor to today’s Milan Design Triennale, and the two hatched an idea for a furniture and housewares firm. Fontana Arte was incorporated in 1932 with Ponti as its chief of design. He contributed several lamps that remain among the company’s signature works, including the orb-atop-cone Bilia table lamp and the 0024 pendant — a stratified hanging sphere.
The following year, Fontana Arte partnered with the influential Milan studio glassmaker and retailer Pietro Chiesa, who took over as artistic director. Chiesa’s designs for lighting — as well as for tables and items including vases and ashtrays — express an appreciation for fluidity and simplicity of line, as seen in works such as his flute-shaped Luminator floor lamp and the 1932 Fontana table — an arched sheet of glass that is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Six years after Chiesa’s 1948 death, the École des Beaux Arts–trained Max Ingrand took over as head of design at Fontana Arte. Ingrand brought a similarly expressive formal sensibility to wares such as lamps and mirrors, but he also had a masterful eye for the manipulation of glass surfaces — whether they be cut, frosted, acid-etched or sand-blasted. His classic design is the Fontana table lamp of 1954, which has a truncated cone shade and curved body, both of which are made of pure, chic white-frosted glass.
Following Ingrand, the often-audacious Italian architect Gae Aulenti served as the company’s artistic director from 1979 to 1996, and while she generally insisted that furnishings take second place aesthetically to architecture, she made an exception for Fontana Arte pieces such as the Tavolo con Ruote series of glass coffee and dining tables on wheels, bold lighting pieces such as the Parola series and the Giova, a combination flower vase and table lamp. As a key incubator of modern design under Aulenti’s tenure, Fontana Arte remained true to its long-held commitment — creating objects that have never been less than daring.
Find vintage Fontana Arte lighting fixtures such as pendants, table lamps and more on 1stDibs.
- Adjustable 'Megaphos' Wall Applique by C.F Otto Mueller, Sistrah, Germany, 1930sBy C.F. Otto Muller, Megaphos/SistrahLocated in bergen op zoom, NLA rare Megaphos adjustable wall applique by C. F. Otto Meuller for Sistrah Licht GmbH Beautiful construction and functional Bauhaus wall applique This lamp features a left to right...Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass, Nickel
- Nerone and Patuzzi 'Elemento Luminose', 1970, Signed, Published, Original LabelBy Nerone and PatuzziLocated in bergen op zoom, NLBeautiful 'elemento luminose' , illuminated wall sculpture designed by the renowned italian sculptors Nerone Ceccarelli & Giovanni Patuzzi (Gruppo NP2) for the gallery 'Forme and Superfici'. Turin,Italy in 1970. The panel has the engraved signature of both Nerone and Patuzzi and still bears the original 'forme and superfici' paper label to the rear of the panel. This sculpture is published in an original 'Forme e Superfici catalog' and the January 1971 issue of the renowned italian design periodical 'Interni-La rivista dell Arredamento'. Please see Literature section below for full reference. The central disc features a beautiful abstract hand crafted sculptural relief motif on metal , probably zinc, which is illuminated by a hidden fluorescent tube light. The frame surrounding the central sculptural disc is finished in stove enameled steel over a wood structure and features copper detailing. One of Nerone and Patuzzi's best known works is the enormous , 150 square metre, bas relief in zinc that they created in 1972 for the 'hemicycle' of the then new 'Schulman' building (1973) in Luxembourg which housed the early meetings of the European Parliament . The hemicycle was beautifully decorated following a project by the architect Simonis, combining different materials (leather, wood, metal) in a geometrical harmony, the whole integrated by Nerone and Patuzzi's huge zinc bas-relief on the rear wall. PLEASE SEE IMAGE 9. The zinc models were engraved using an etching technique, representing geometrical and abstract figures, and mounted on a surface of 150 square metres. The bas-relief was considered at the time to be the biggest sculpture in metal of the world. LITERATURE: Original 'Forme e superficie' catalog, confirms name as 'Elemto luminose' model ref C3 104 LZ', 'INTERNI , LA RIVISTA DELL ARREDAMENTO' January 1971, page 18, PLEASE SEE IMAGE 8. BIOGRAPHY In 1962 Nerone and Patuzzi founded the 'Gruppo NP2', an acronym that includes the initials of Nerone and Giancarlo Patuzzi: together with other artists "they experiment with new sources of poetic expression from the materials". = The aim of the group is to promote the integration of art in architecture together with other professionals, including Luigi Marchisotti, Dedalo Montali...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSteel, Metal, Copper
- Triptych of Jewel like Appliques attr. to Angelo Lelli in Suprematist Art StyleBy Angelo LeliiLocated in bergen op zoom, NLStunning and super rare triptych of jewel like appliques finished in plexiglass and brass attributed to Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, circa 1956. These appliques feature a stunning suprematist/constructivist style art form showing the influence of artists such as Malevitch, El Lissitsky...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Stunning Pair of 60's Adjustable 'Delta' Wall Sconces by Sergio Mazza, ArtemideBy Sergio Mazza, ArtemideLocated in bergen op zoom, NL1960's produced 'Delta' Wall Sconces by Sergio Mazza for Artemide Italy Materials: Nickel plated brass, opaline diffused and pressed glass Adjustable in height and they can swivel...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass, Nickel
- Pair of Restored, Leather Lounge Chairs by 'Raphael', 1973, France PublishedBy Raphael FurnitureLocated in bergen op zoom, NLLovely pair of leather lounge chairs by French designer Raphael. These chairs have been freshly reupholstered in brown leather, with a snake skin impression, specially commissioned by us. The chairs have also had their foam and expensive, authentic 'Pirelli' strapping renewed as part of the upholstery process. Photos of the restoration process available on request. This model was originally designed for the office of the President of the French postal...Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsChrome, Steel
- Textured Ice Crystal Glass & Brass Wall Sconces by Kaiser Germany 1960'sBy Kaiser LeuchtenLocated in bergen op zoom, NLA very chique pair of German (bedroom) appliques They are high quality German made with textured ice crystal glass and brass hardware The glass is artisan made and is textured o...Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Very Large Fontana Arte Wall Lights by Pietro ChiesaBy Fontana Arte, Pietro ChiesaLocated in New York, NYLarge version of Fontana Arte wall lights model 1537 designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1936. This model is much more rare then the smaller ones and where most likely made on order only. E...Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of 1940s Model #1537 Sconces by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana ArteBy Fontana Arte, Pietro ChiesaLocated in Glendale, CAPair of 1940s Model #1537 Sconces by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Executed in opaline glass and metal in Italy, circa late 1930s / early 1940s. A highly refined design by one of t...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal
- Midcentury pair of wall lights mod. 1537 by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana ArteBy Pietro Chiesa, Fontana ArteLocated in Piacenza, ItalyMidcentury pair of wall lights mod. 1537 by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte . Frosted glass lampshade with original golden brass structure. Italy, 1940 Literature : Quaderni di Fon...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Italian Modern Brass & Glass Wall LightsBy Fontana Arte, Pietro ChiesaLocated in New York, NYPAIR of midcentury Italian Modern brass and glass wall lights / sconces (Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte) (PRICED AS PAIR).Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pietro Chiesa, Pair of Wall Lights, Brass, Paper, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940sBy Fontana Arte, Pietro ChiesaLocated in High Point, NCA pair of sizable six-armed, brass wall lights with parchment paper lampshades, designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s. Shade dimensions : 2.5" x 5" x 5" lit...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Model 1537 Sconces by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana ArteBy Pietro ChiesaLocated in Los Angeles, CAPair of Model 1537 Sconces by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950's. Brass, glass. Rewired for U.S. standards. We recommend. Lamping: 120v ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass