Vilhelm Lauritzen (b. Slagelse 1894, d. Gentofte 1984)
Frits Schlegel (b. Frederiksberg 1896, d. Ordrup 1965)
A pair of patinated brass floor lamps with adjustable height. Designed 1928. Manufactured by Fritzsche's Glashandel, circa 1930s. H. circa 85. - 120 cm.
Provenance: Bought by present owner's mother, Agnes Dessau Kiær, Herbert Jerichow's sister in law in the 1930s.
Made in a table version as well as a floor lamp with various types of glass and metal shades. Widely used as an accessory in the interiors shown at the Copenhagen cabinetmakers' exhibitions during the 1930s and also by Finn Juhl in his own house.
Literature: Vibeke Anderson Møller: “Arkitekten Frits Schlegel”, 2004, ill. pp 186–189.
Nordic design, 7 March 2013