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Large 'Fungo' Table Lamp by Gabriella Crespi from Rising Sun Series

Description
Large and striking 'Fungo' table lamp from the iconic Rising Sun Series with lacquered bamboo and polished brass dome shade and elegant flared brass base in a brushed gold finish. Impressed with facsimile signature and artist’s cipher to shade and base 'Gabriella Crespi'.
Gabriella Crespi adorned her own Milan apartment with a version of this 'Fungo' table lamp (see image 10).

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Lacquered bamboo, polished brass
Condition:	Good. In very good condition with brass refinished and ewired to U.S. standards including brown silk cord and dimmer.
Creation Date:	1970s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Book References:	Patrick Favardin and Guy Bloch-Champfort, Les décorateurs des années 60-70, Paris, 2007, p. 148
Catalog References:	Gabriella Crespi: Il Segno e lo spirito: mobili, plurimi, sculture e gioielli, exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Reale, September 24, 2011 – October 16, 2011, Milan, 2011, p. 113 for similar example
Article References:	“De paille et de bamboo”, Maison & Jardin, no. 246, September 1978, pp. 94-95 “Bamboo and wicker set the luxurious scene”, House & Garden, no. 341, July-August 1979, p. 95 for similar example
Dealer Reference #:	CRE402
Incollect Reference #:	739741