Gio Colucci, Octopus lamp
Gio Colucci (1892-1974)
Octopus lamp
Circa 1940-1945
Crackled glazed ceramic lamp in the shape of octopus tentacles wrapped around a textured stem.
Signed ‘G’ on the base.
Total height 76 cm (30 in) - Lampshade diameter 50 cm (19 3⁄4 in) Ceramic height 47,5 cm (18 3⁄4 in)
Provenance :
- Private collection, Paris, France.
Literature :
- Revue Art et Industrie, juillet 1946, p. 19 for a similar model.
- Revue Art et Inudstrie, octobre 1947, p. 55 for a similar model.