Large Teak and Brushed Aluminium Table Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sörensen for Asea, 1950s

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About This Piece

Vintage Design

Large teak and brushed aluminium table lamp made by the high end producer of lamps ASEA, in the mid 1950´s. Designer is unknown. The lamp is good condition, with only minor marks and scuffs to the aluminium, new wiring has been made and original lampholders are still working perfect. The lamp measures 51.5 cm in height and the diameter of the aluminium shade is 35.5 cm, the base diameter is 18 cm. ASEA was founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås as a manufacturer of electrical lighting and generators. After merging with Wenström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company, the name was changed to Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, literally the "General Swedish Electrical Limited Company", or a ASEA for short. ASEA hired some of the most established and known lampdesigners at that time, to design beutiful lamps with the greatest cuccess. Designers such as Hans Bergström, Carl Auböck, Gunnar Asplund, Carl Axel Acking and Sonja Katzin designed numerous iconic lamps that are extremely sought after by decorators and collectors. ASEA continued to produce high end lamps until late 20th Century. EU standard.

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Manufacturer	ASEA
Design Period	1950 to 1959
Production Period	1950 to 1959
Country of Manufacture	Sweden
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Vintage, Scandinavian Modern
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
	A professional electrician has confirmed this piece is in working order.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use, Rewired and/or new electrical components
Plug Type	European Plug (up to 250V)
Product Code	UDU-1588986
Materials	Aluminum, Teak
Color	Brown, silver
Height	50 cm 50 cm
Diameter	35 cm

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Sweden
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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About the Maker

ASEA

An acronym for Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (in English, the “General Swedish Electrical Limited Company”), ASEA was a Swedish manufacturer of electrical products and industrial infrastructure. While broadly known for the more large-scale parts of the catalog—e.g., steam turbines for power plants, high-speed locomotives for passenger railroads, etc.—ASEA endures in hearts of design lovers for their midcentury interior lighting collections produced in collaboration with venerated designers like Gunnar Asplund and Hans Bergström.

Formally founded in 1893 by Ludvig Fredholm, ASEA was established in industry-friendly Västerås, a central Swedish city with favorable access to railways and hydroelectric power. The company spent its first decades exclusively producing generators and motors for partner Jonas Wenström’s “three-phased” electric power systems, a revolutionary first variation on what is now the most common method used by electrical grids worldwide to transfer power. Although this kind of heavy equipment would form the basis of the company’s 20th-century output, in 1911 ASEA began to develop more lightweight products, including lighting fixtures for the Swedish home.

Its production most prolific from the 1930s through the 1960s, ASEA’s lighting design spanned desk, table, floor, and wall lamps, as well as chandeliers, pendants, and other ceiling lights. While many of ASEA’s lighting designs remain unattributed, there are notable exceptions: Lisa Johansson-Pape’s opaline-glass Onion series, for instance, for which Johansson-Pape was awarded the gold medal at 1954’s Triennale di Milano. Other standout series include Svend Aage Holm Sørensen’s five-armed chandelier (ca. 1950s) and Space Age-style table lamps (1950s); and an array of brass pieces by Hans Bergström, who, while heading Ateljé Lyktan for three decades (1940s, through the 1960s) contributed widely to the ASEA catalog.

ASEA persisted in the Swedish lighting industry until its merger with the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) in 1988, which resulted in the ABB group.