Metal with eggshell-colored and grey-metallic varnish; bent aluminum tube; white resin
Italy, circa 1960
Pair of wall lights ‘Lampade a parete 2/2’
Design: Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984) - Italian industrial designer and one of the most important lamp designers of the 20th century
Manufacture: Arteluce – Italian lighting manufacturer, established in Milan in 1936
Double-light fixture
With manufacturer’s label
Diameter: 28 cm
Working condition
The current highest auction record for a lamp by Gino Sarfatti is €41,000
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 2.800 Euro

In the 1960s, Sarfatti’s lamps were part of an ultra-modern living room design and symbol of the Italian economic miracle. The export-oriented production aimed for tradition-conscious craftsmanship instead of the latest industrial technologies.

Condition:

The outer walls of the lamps show signs of use. One lamp is dented. During a short-term test, the lamps were fully functional, but long-term functionality cannot be guaranteed. The diameter of the lamps is 28 cm.

Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984)

Gino Sarfatti studied Aerospace Engineering at the University of Genoa. He interrupted his studies for financial reasons and worked as a glassware salesman in Milan. From 1939, he worked in the lighting technology and founded the company ‘Arteluce’. After the Second World War, he became apparent with the use of unusual materials for the construction of lamps. From the fifties, he used Perspex and halogen lamps. The collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York owns Sarfatti’s ceiling lamp ‘1063’, dated 1954. (cko)

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