A Rare Ceiling Lamp
Adelbert Niemeyer (Warburg/Westf. 1867 - München 1932)
Lot-No. 355
Meissen, designed 1919, made soon after. White porcelain. A two-part egg-shaped body with floral and ornamental lattice work. 3 currved arms with shades covered in fabric. Electrified. Crossed swords marks, model no. 'G 212' and 'G 213'. Min. rest. Overall h. 77 cm. - One of 3 lamp models designed by Niemeyer for the Meissen manufactory. - German painter, architect and craftsman, educated at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, in Munich and Paris, since 1907 professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich, co-founder of 'Deutscher Werkbund', numerous designs for Nymphenburg, Meissen, Villeroy & Boch and other manufactories.
Adelbert Niemeyer: A Rare Ceiling Lamp
Adelbert Niemeyer (Warburg/Westf. 1867 - München 1932)
A Rare Ceiling Lamp
Lot-No. 355
Meissen, designed 1919, made soon after. White porcelain. A two-part egg-shaped body with floral and ornamental lattice work. 3 currved arms with shades covered in fabric. Electrified. Crossed swords marks, model no. 'G 212' and 'G 213'. Min. rest. Overall h. 77 cm. - One of 3 lamp models designed by Niemeyer for the Meissen manufactory. - German painter, architect and craftsman, educated at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, in Munich and Paris, since 1907 professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich, co-founder of 'Deutscher Werkbund', numerous designs for Nymphenburg, Meissen, Villeroy & Boch and other manufactories.
