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Poul Henningsen (b. Ordrup 1894, d. Hillerød 1967)

“PH-Half-Indict”. A pair of rare pendants with frosted glass cone shaped top shades, single layer opaline glass middle shade. Designed 1931–1932. Manufactured ca. 1933 by Louis Poulsen. Diam. 26 cm. (2)

Literature: “Light Years Ahead”, illustrated and mentioned p. 246: “PH himself called the Half-Indict his ”Enfant terrible“, because the inexpensive, rational fitting never became the sales success he had hoped for”.

Condition

One opaline glass shade with hairline crack and large glued chip. One frosted glass shade wth minor starting hairline cracks. Moreover few minor chips. Bottom shades and bottom shade mountings missing. Bruun Rasmussen does not guarantee for the functionality.

Auction

Modern art and design, 26 March 2024