Table Lamp

Designer Sigfrid Wagner Danish, born Germany
 Designer Waldemar Andersen Danish
 Manufacturer Tvermoes & Abrahamsen

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Wagner’s lamp eschews a conventional shade and employs the new technology of electricity to dramatic effect. Rather than using reflective surfaces to echo the electric light, Wagner leaves the bulb exposed to heighten the stark, tough, and somewhat menacing quality of this bomblike design.

Table Lamp, Sigfrid Wagner (Danish (born Germany), Hamburg 1874–1952 Kongens Lyngby), Bronze

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Table Lamp, Sigfrid Wagner (Danish (born Germany), Hamburg 1874–1952 Kongens Lyngby), Bronze
Table Lamp, Sigfrid Wagner (Danish (born Germany), Hamburg 1874–1952 Kongens Lyngby), Bronze

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