Swedish Wall Lamp in Brass and Glass attributed to Asea, 1950s

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Wall light manufactured by ASEA, Sweden, circa 1950. Each lamp features two light sources, hidden by frosted opaline glass shades. The shades are elegantly kept in place by three thin brass rods. Condition: The sides of the back plates have been polished (to get rid of old paint), while we chose to preserve the patina on the rest of the fixture. A hole is cut on each back plate for the wiring, shown on picture. The shades remain in very good condition. Wiring: All our lamps are wired for EU standards. Unfortunately, we have neither the means nor the qualifications to wire them for US standards.

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* The cable of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise.

Creator	ASEA (Manufacturer)
Manufacturer	ASEA
Production Period	1950 to 1959
Country of Manufacture	Sweden
Identifying Marks	This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark
Style	Vintage, Midcentury
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
SKU	FM-2010845
Restoration and Damage Details	Refinished
Materials	Brass, Glass, Opaline Glass
Color	Clear, gold
Width	37 cm 37 cm
Depth	32 cm 32 cm
Height	25 cm 25 cm
Weight Range	Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Sweden
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
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*Important Note

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About the Maker

ASEA

An acronym for Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (in English, the “General Swedish Electrical Limited Company”), ASEA was a Swedish manufacturer of electrical products and industrial infrastructure. While broadly known for the more large-scale parts of the catalog—e.g., steam turbines for power plants, high-speed locomotives for passenger railroads, etc.—ASEA endures in hearts of design lovers for their midcentury interior lighting collections produced in collaboration with venerated designers like Gunnar Asplund and Hans Bergström.

Formally founded in 1893 by Ludvig Fredholm, ASEA was established in industry-friendly Västerås, a central Swedish city with favorable access to railways and hydroelectric power. The company spent its first decades exclusively producing generators and motors for partner Jonas Wenström’s “three-phased” electric power systems, a revolutionary first variation on what is now the most common method used by electrical grids worldwide to transfer power. Although this kind of heavy equipment would form the basis of the company’s 20th-century output, in 1911 ASEA began to develop more lightweight products, including lighting fixtures for the Swedish home.

Its production most prolific from the 1930s through the 1960s, ASEA’s lighting design spanned desk, table, floor, and wall lamps, as well as chandeliers, pendants, and other ceiling lights. While many of ASEA’s lighting designs remain unattributed, there are notable exceptions: Lisa Johansson-Pape’s opaline-glass Onion series, for instance, for which Johansson-Pape was awarded the gold medal at 1954’s Triennale di Milano. Other standout series include Svend Aage Holm Sørensen’s five-armed chandelier (ca. 1950s) and Space Age-style table lamps (1950s); and an array of brass pieces by Hans Bergström, who, while heading Ateljé Lyktan for three decades (1940s, through the 1960s) contributed widely to the ASEA catalog.

ASEA persisted in the Swedish lighting industry until its merger with the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) in 1988, which resulted in the ABB group.

¥246,950

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