OSVALDO BORSANI, FONTANA ARTE Pair of hanging... Lot 37

OSVALDO BORSANI, FONTANA ARTE Pair of hanging lanterns. Brass, colored glass, ground and partially sandblasted crystal. 1940s Fontana Arte production. FX Moilano mark stamped on one of the two chandeliers. 115x27 cm. A PAIR OF CEILING LAMPS BY O. BORSANI & FONTANA ARTE. For a similar model see: S. Montefusco, Fontana Arte Repertorio 1933-1943 from the images of the time, The Arting Company 2012, p. 146; Cf. De Guttry, M. P. Maino, il mobile italiano degli anni '40 e '50, Laterza Bari, 2010 p. 109, furniture with the same decorative elements. Very good overall condition. Brass recently re-polished. Glass in good condition with negligible chipping near edges due to friction between metal and glass not visible when mounted. A small nickel-plated brass element supporting the round glass of the two chandeliers not original.