Josef Frank, a model 1819 table lamp, Reijmyre for Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.
Glass foot with air bubbles, brass stem marked 1819-2 Svenskt Tenn. Label from Reijmyre. Height 22 cm.
Electrical function not tested. Minor marks and stains.
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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