Mid Century Modern Furniture & Design
Timed Online Auction, 6 - 18 September 2024
Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 10 553
About this Item
Jo Hammerborg 'President' table lamp, for Fog & Mørup, Denmark, 1960s
the aluminium shade with perforated pattern to the top, supported on a circular central column raised on tripod foot, with manufacturer's paper label, 44cm high, 36cm diameter
*Strauss & Co does not guarantee electrical fittings
Notes
Jo Hammerborg studied at the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts and although he started his career as a painter, in 1949 he began working as a silversmith for Georg Jensen. In 1957 he became the head designer of Fog and Mørup lighting company. Under his leadership, Fog and Mørup enjoyed its greatest successes, becoming one of the world’s leading lighting companies during the 1960s and 1970s.
Jo Hammerborg was also a sportsman, he loved parachuting and died in a skydiving accident in 1982.
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