Oscar Torlasco gilded brass chandelier, 1950s.
Beautiful gilt brass chandelier of Italian Oscar Torlasco design with 16 lights.
1950s design
In very good condition
Provenance: Milan Private Collection
Measurements: H 114 diameter 86 cm
Oscar Torlasco
Known for his lamps that diffuse soft light through optical glass lenses, Roman designer Oscar Torlasco (1934 - 2004) made a name for himself in the 1950s and 1960s by designing for a variety of Italian companies specializing in lighting, such as Esperia, Stilux, and Stilkronen. His most recognizable creations, such as the industrial-style lamps made of brass and lacquered metal with adjustable light beam, are produced by the Milanese company Lumi (with which some big names of made in Italy collaborated, from Gio Ponti to Nanda Vigo), while Fabbrica Apparecchi Illuminazione Greco S.p.A. made for Torlasco the street lamp Genova 4053, with which he won the Compasso d'Oro in '59. Metal, the common denominator of his pieces, is also used by Torlasco for lamps and chandeliers of a distinctly more eclectic taste, usually combined with marble, Murano glass and crystal.
