Custom Vladimir Kagan Floor Lamp, 97.5″H
Artist/Designer: Vladimir Kagan (American, 1927-2016); Kagan-Dreyfuss (USA)
Additional Information: The floor lamp has one ballast and a 93″ long fluorescent tube. Reference (similar example): Vladimir Kagan Designs, Vladimir Kagan Designs Incorporated, pg. 74. Provenance: Collection of Susan Schleger, New York, New York. Mrs. Schleger and Vladimir Kagan had an enduring friendship. In the mid-late 1960s, she engaged him to decorate both her Central Park apartment and her Palm Beach penthouse. Her grandson recalls that she welcomed the designer as a houseguest in Palm Beach occasionally, something she did only for her closest friends and family. Several of the Kagan pieces offered in this auction were custom-made for the apartment, while the Schlegers’ art collection ranges from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: walnut
Dimensions: 97.5″h, 10.5″w, 5.5″d
Condition: good/average, moderate wear to wood, veneer missing from right side edge, some veneer missing from left side edge, a few minor paint splatters
Price: $5,500