Josef Frank, table lamp, model G1819/4, manufactured by Svenskt Tenn.
Glass and metal, genuine Swedish pewter on the mount, height approximately 25 cm, base measures about 11x10.5x12 cm.
Age-related wear. Not function tested. Later mount for lamp.
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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