This pair of table or wall lamps was designed by Ernest Igl. In Poland, the design was used for the so-called Little Dog lamp model 1318, made by the company Capital Metal Works No. 2 in Warsaw. It was also sold by Hillebrand. It appears in catalogues from 1958 and 1960.
Ernest Igl was born on February 6, 1920, as Ernest Hofmann in Prague, Czech Republic. Igl graduated from the academy in Karlsbad in 1938 and then attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and the Academy of Applied Arts in Munich. After the Second World War, he worked as a graphic artist in Munich. He enjoyed a great reputation as one of the first illustrators for major schoolbook publishers and distinguished himself as an international industrial designer. He was a graphic artist, painter, set designer, and sculptor. His modern designs are coveted by collectors.
Lamps are made of lacquered metal casings with V-shaped lacquered metal legs and lacquered perforated sheet steel lamp shades, adjustable. Operation is via a push-button switch on the new 2-meter long cable. Condition is good to very good, and ready for immediate use. It fits an E14 bulb and all lacquer is original and there is no color difference between the 2 lamps Flexible use, designed to be placed on a table or hung on the wall. approx. 17 cm high x 18 cm long x 10.5 cm wide 400 grams each. Priced as a pair. € 290,-
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