798 - MENDINI, ALESSANDRO

MENDINI, ALESSANDRO Title: Glass Floor Lamp 'Alioth'. Date: Designed in 1992. Manufactured by Venini & Co., Murano. Edition 15/50, 1992. Material: Achromatic, blue, yellow, and red glass; metal; red lacquer; synthetic material. Dimmer. Dimensions: Height 217 cm; diameter of the lamp head 34 cm. Mark: On the rim of the shade element, the inscription “Venini A. Mendini Alioth 15/50 1992” is engraved. Description: A slender, red-lacquered shaft rises from a flat, round base made of black-lacquered metal. The top consists of a circular light element made of polychrome Murano glass with murrine inclusions, framed by a yellow ring. Radially arranged metal rods with turquoise glass beads give the lamp head a radiating silhouette The “Alioth” floor lamp was designed in 1991 by Alessandro Mendini for the long-established Venini glassworks on Murano. It is part of the “Galassia” lighting collection, which was unveiled at the Euroluce trade fair in Milan in 1992. With its models named after celestial bodies and stars, the series draws on astronomical motifs and combines them with Mendini’s characteristic, colorful design language. Provenance: - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia Estimated shipping costs for this lot: This lot is not suitable for parcel shipping. Transportation is available only through a shipping company, subject to consultation following the auction. Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros over a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Alessandro Mendini #Italy #Design Works of Art.