AEG Workshop lamp Peter Behrens Modernist Design 1920s Start Price GBP 549.99 Current Price GBP 549.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 22, 2008 End Time Monday, September 01, 2008 Location Canterbury See more about 'AEG Workshop lamp Peter Behrens Modernist Design 1920s' Description An extremely rare workshop lamp by AEG, probably designed by Peter Behrens in the 1920sThis is a fabulous opportunity to acquire a true icon of Twentieth Century design and the Modern Movement. It's no exaggeration to describe Behrens's appointment as artistic director of AEG in 1907 as a turning point in design history; it was the first time a major international company had employed a single designer to advise on all aspects of its corporate identity, accommodation and output. Besides creating new premises for the company - including the Turbine Factory, itself a landmark of modernism - he devised a new range of groundbreaking and consciously forward-looking electrical products - including lighting, clocks and kettles.The lamp is contructed from lacquered metal and is signed with the AEG company factory mark from the Behrens period on the shade. The two arm sections measure around 51cm (20 inches) and 25 cm (9.5 inches). The shade's diameter is about 17cm (7 inches). The lamp pivots on a ball and socket joint, allowing full manouevrability.Condition: The lamp is in extremely good original condition with just expected signs of age and only minor wear to the surface of the enamel. There are no significant damages such as no splits, cracks or dents or signs of restoration. The worst area of enamel loss is a small area on the inside of the shade along the rim; this is illustrated the final photo. The lamp has obviously been extremely well handled over the decades and is an excellent survivor. the lamp retains vintage wiring that has degraded and is electrictrically untested. It must be inspected and rewired by a qualified electrician before use. Please see my note below concerning the sale of all vintage electrical items.References: See Wright Auction House, Chicago, Modernists, 14 September, 2003 Lot 340, Estimate $900-1200 for a similar AEG desk lamp by Behrens with the same shaped shade. That lamp appeared at an exhibition entitled Sitting on the Edge, at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1998.Don't miss this fantastic piece of authentic Bauhaus-era industrial design. A great historical talking point and functional item for your home, office or workshop.© Text and photographs by room_606. Please do not copy either in full or in part.IMPORTANT There are many more items in my shop that don't appear in regular item searches. 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