GEORGES-ALFRED HUFSCHMID (1890-1974) Lot n° 40

GEORGES-ALFRED HUFSCHMID (1890-1974) A rare modernist floor lamp in chromed metal, circa 1931-1932, circular base, cylindrical shaft with three upper discs underlining the conical deflector. A rare modernist floor lamp in chromed metal, circa 1931-1932, circular base, cylindrical shaft with three upper discs underlining the conical deflector. H 177,5 cm x Diam. Base 33 cm - H 69 3/4 x Diam. base 12 in. PROVENANCE Building "Clarté" in Geneva, Switzerland. Collection of Madame X. France. EXHIBITION "Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret - Immeuble Clarté", at the Accademia di Architettura of Tessin, from 17/12/99 to 6/02/2000. HISTORY Model selected by Gustave-Adolphe Hufschmid to be integrated in some of his interior fittings for the "Clarté" building in Geneva, designed and built in 1931-32 by Le Corbusier.