Poul Henningsen, Pair of 'Artichoke' ceiling lights, designed for the Langelinie Pavilion restaurant, Copenhagen

circa 1958
Partially painted copper, steel, painted steel, chromium-plated metal.
Each: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.) diameter, variable drop
Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Provenance:
Phillips, London, 'Design', 28 April 2015, lot 43
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature:
Erik Zahle, ed., A Treasury of Scandinavian Design: The standard authority on Scandinavian-designed furniture, textiles, glass, ceramics, and metal, New York, 1961, p. 101
Tina Jørstian and Poul Eric Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead, The Story of the PH Lamp, Copenhagen, 1994, pp. 276-78, 280
Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, p. 71