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A mid 20th C table lamp, Kashmir India. A personal gift from Indira Gandhi to Alva Myrdal. Gandhi's card enclosed.

Estimate
2 000 - 3 000 SEK
178 - 267 EUR
183 - 275 USD
Hammer price
5 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
A mid 20th C table lamp, Kashmir India. A personal gift from Indira Gandhi to Alva Myrdal. Gandhi's card enclosed.

Paisly patterned lacquer in gold against a dark green background. Height ca 38 cm including the fitting, 66 cm including the shade.

Damages to the lacquer.

Provenance

Alva & Gunnar Myrdal, thence by descent.

More information

Family anecdote:
"The Indian lamp (without this shade) was a personal gift from Indira Gandhi to Alva when visiting Stockholm for a private visit. Gandhi's card enclosed".