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NULL NULL
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12/01/2006 5:02 am  

Hi, does anyone know who the designer of this lamp is and the possible value. The shaft and base look like the same design as the Knoll Saarinen Tulip table bases. The lamp is 5' 5" in height. The base is 11" in diameter and the top of the shade is 10" in diameter. The lamp is metal. Inside the shade is a sticker marked "Made in SWITZERLAND". Under the base is the raised numbers "25952". Thank you.

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modernisbetter
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12/01/2006 6:22 am  

max bill
this is a max bill floor lamp.
a very nice piece.


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koen
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12/01/2006 6:38 am  

Max Bill
In good condition, as it seems to be, the value is just around U.S$2,000. Max Bill has not designed all that much. He was of course the first director of the Hochshule fur Gestaltung Ulm, and architect of the builings, but he also did some interesting sculpures. Although he is known as an educator, he was never considered a great architect or designer or sculptor. In my view he was all four but the difficult history of Ulm never served him well. Congartulations with a very nice product


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azurechicken (USA)
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13/01/2006 3:32 am  

yes
in good condition 2.000 is the going rate,I need globes to cover a multi light version I have thats missing all of them.I have two tulips(this version) in a bedroom... great soft light due to the light bounce. I think Kovacs imported them to the U.S.Koen, much of Bills art work(prints) are a bit dry to me... very Swiss,did you know him?


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joley
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13/01/2006 10:39 pm  

no max bill lamp
the lamp is made by BAG turgi, a swiss firm, which no longer make lamps.
the design was by an employer of BAG turgi, and not, sorry, by max bill
greetings
joerg


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azurechicken (USA)
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14/01/2006 9:35 am  

Please follow this up with...
Please follow this up with some details I have never seen this lamp attr. to anyone other than Bill and the prices it brings in international auctions/shops is a little steep for a captive/in house designers work...Koen is also from this region and era 50s..


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NULL NULL
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25/08/2006 12:11 am  

Max Bill table lamp
I was wondering if anybody had a picture of the multi globe Max Bill table lamp. I think I saw one at an auction long time ago, and it was attributed to Max Bill but I never got confirmation that it was really his work.


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azurechicken (USA)
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25/08/2006 5:27 am  

YCI
I have the multi globe verson in this as well a floor version. YCI you have a fund of info is this a Bill lamp I cant confirm it in vintage sources...


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NULL NULL
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01/09/2006 4:26 pm  

azurechicken
Can you post a picture of your Max Bill table lamp?


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