Pair of Tommi Parzinger (German/American, 1903-1981) Art Deco Floor Lamps, New York, United States, c. 1939-49, burled birch, silvered metal fittings, sculptural metal finials above paired sockets on metal rods emerge from fountain-form metal elements, square tapered posts set on stepped square bases, ht. 63, base wd. 12, base dp. 12, black paper shades, dia. 17, total ht. 73 3/4 in.
Note: Tommi Anton Parzinger was a German furniture designer and painter. Born in Munich in 1903, he moved to New York City in 1932. His furniture went on exhibition at the 1939 New York World's Fair and was subsequently collected by famous clients, including Billy Baldwin, Marilyn Monroe, and a number of high-fashion New York families. Parzinger's works were high-style modernism involving costly, craft-intensive materials and processes like brass work and lacquer.
Condition
Condition: Good condition with age expected wear to plated metal, small puncture in one paper shade and scattered wear to rims of both shades.
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