Paavo Tynell Rare ‘Wivex’ four-armed wall light, designed for the Wivex Restaurant, Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen 1946 Brass, perforated brass, painted metal. 83.5 x 41.5 x 20 cm (32 7/8 x 16 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.) Manufactured by Taito Oy, Finland. Side impressed with manufacturer's mark MADE IN FINLAND/TAITO.
Provenance Wivex Restaurant, Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, 1946 Private collection, Finland Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013 Literature Finland House Lighting: Harmony in Lighting for Harmony in Living, Original Designs by Paavo Tynell, sales catalogue, New York, n.p. for a five-armed example of the model Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Decorative Art 30s and 40s, Cologne, 2000, p. 534 for a five-armed example of the model Marianne Aav, Eeva Viljanen, Paavo Tynell ja Taito Oy, exh. cat., Design Museum, Helsinki, 2005, p. 96 for a five-armed example of the model
Paavo Tynell Rare ‘Wivex’ four-armed wall light, designed for the Wivex Restaurant, Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen 1946 Brass, perforated brass, painted metal. 83.5 x 41.5 x 20 cm (32 7/8 x 16 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.) Manufactured by Taito Oy, Finland. Side impressed with manufacturer's mark MADE IN FINLAND/TAITO.
Provenance Wivex Restaurant, Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, 1946 Private collection, Finland Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013 Literature Finland House Lighting: Harmony in Lighting for Harmony in Living, Original Designs by Paavo Tynell, sales catalogue, New York, n.p. for a five-armed example of the model Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Decorative Art 30s and 40s, Cologne, 2000, p. 534 for a five-armed example of the model Marianne Aav, Eeva Viljanen, Paavo Tynell ja Taito Oy, exh. cat., Design Museum, Helsinki, 2005, p. 96 for a five-armed example of the model
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