Pietro Chiesa Floor lamp

Pietro Chiesa

Floor Lamp

Designed in 1940s
Sapelli, glass, brass and fabric shade,
Fontana Arte edition, Milan, Italy
H. 184 cm ; 72 ½ in.

Condition Report:
Good overall conditions, all consistent with age and use.
The sapelli presents some tiny scratches, tiny dents, as well as two restored cracks along the top collar, but not visually distracting. The base presents tiny losses of wood and tiny dents, mainly located along the edges, (the more important - around 2cm), as well as rubbing marks on the front base.
There is a scratch on the base.
The glass vase presents some small, light and superficial scratches in some places.
The glass disk presents tiny chips around the edges of the middle hole and some minor also around the external edge. A stain along the edge and some light rubbing marks are also overall present.
The brass presents oxidation marks throughout, as well as tiny dents, tiny scratches and light rubbing marks in some places. There are tiny vert-de-gris stains on the attache, but not visually distracting.
The fabric of the shade has slightly yellowed and there are some tiny loss of paint.

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