Artek A910 Wall Sconce in Alvar Aalto Style (A/F)
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Artek, wall sconce, model A910, designed c. 1990, in the style of Alvar Aalto, louvered white-painted steel shade, hand-riveted, faulty (A/F), height 20 cm, width 27.5 cm depth 18 cm. Provenance: Anibou, Sydney. This lamp was launched in the 1990s, and its design is based on the series of lamps that Alvar Aalto designed in the '50s for the National Pensions Institute of Helsinki.
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- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
- Manner of .... / Style of ..... - A cataloguing term where the item, in the opinion of the cataloguer is a work in the style of the artist, craftsman or designer, possibly of a later period.
- Sconce - A light attached to a wall. Originally a candle holder that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket and sometimes with a reflective back plate, but now applied to an electric light that has been inspired by that design.
In recent times the word has also come into use to desribe the candle holders on a candelabra.
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