Greta Magnusson Grossman, Cobra table lamps model 901-T, pair

Greta Magnusson Grossman
Cobra table lamps model 901-T, pair

Ralph O. Smith
Sweden, 1948
enameled aluminum, chrome-plated steel, enameled steel
16 h x 11.5 w x 15 d in (41 x 29 x 38 cm)

This design won the Good Design Award in 1950 at the Good Design exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 22 November 1950 - 28 January 1951.

Paper manufacturer's label to interior of each example 'Ralph O. Smith Patent Pending No. D. 161 830'. Paper label to interior of one example 'Good Design'.

Literature: Greta Magnusson Grossman: Designer, Kane, pg. 23 Greta Magnusson Grossman - A Car and Some Shorts, Snyderman and Waern, pg. 33

This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

Condition
Very good partially restored condition. Examples each have been expertly repainted at some point within their history showing light post-restoration wear. A few abrasions and small flakes of finish loss are apparent on each. Chrome-plated necks exhibit general oxidation with light pitting. Wired for American use and function properly.