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Etched Glass Ceiling Fixture by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte

Creator: Pietro Chiesa - Fontana Arte (FontanaArte)
Offered by: Donzella

Description
Early hanging light with 5 standard sockets. Beautiful etched glass dish incised with foliage and butterflies, (decorazione G), from and early Fontana Arte catalog. Center brass rod, stylized finial and acid etched circular glass diffuser.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Early hanging light with 5 standard sockets. Beautiful etched glass dish incised with foliage and butterflies, (decorazione G), from and early Fontana Arte catalog. Center brass rod, stylized finial and acid etched circular glass diffuser.
Condition:	Good. Very good original condition. Oxidation to brass, and some loss to paint near the sockets. Small nicks to etched glass dish.
Creation Date:	c. 1935
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Dealer Reference #:	62 PC 05
Incollect Reference #:	249509

Dimensions

W.	23 in;	H.	18 in;
W.	58.42 cm;	H.	45.72 cm;

Message from Seller:

Donzella is a curated gallery space that has specialized in post-war design since its inception in the early 1990s. Largely comprised of works by American interior designers and architects, as well as Italian architects and industrial designers, Paul Donzella's catalog of period furniture and lighting sets exceptional standards of form, quality, and rarity.