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KURT VERSEN FLIP FLOOR LAMP ART DECO MCM TORCHIERE LIGHTOLIER CONVERTIBLE BRASS
"Kurt Versen Flip Floor Lamp Art Deco MCM Torchiere Lightolier Convertible Brass. This flip-top convertible floor lamp by Kurt Versen was created in the “Deco Era” but it certainly has all the elements of a Mid Century Modern point of view and would be equally “at home” in either environment.The brass Stand has a hinged top that can “swing both ways” - up or down with ease.Kurt Versen (1889-1943) received much acclaim for his convertible “flip-top” lamps that were effective as both “up light” for the room, or “down light” for reading or the task at hand. Images of it can be found in the book Machine Age In America 1918-1941, in the brochures of the Versen company of 1935 as well as the 1934 issues of Arts and Decoration Magazine.
There is a version of this lamp in the Brooklyn Museum and other examples of his lighting design are in the Smithsonian. Did you think his lamps were from the 1950s? He lived only until 1943 and his “flip-top lamp” like this one can be seen in pages of magazines dated 1934. A rare lamp!"
Light works and mechanism is strong and folds nicely. As found- lamp brass needs polishing and has many scrapes. Lamp is missing shade.***Lamp may arrive and need assemblydepending upon location.
