Guldpendel pendant lights by Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen

The modernist and functional approach that Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) applied to architecture is also visible in the lamps he designed for Louis Poulsen, of which the Guldpendel is the best known today. Each measuring 36.5 cm in height and 18 cm in diameter, these examples are offered for sale together as a pair (the price shown is for both lamps). They were produced by Poulsen in brass and had their brass bodies professionally painted matte orange in the 1960s or 1970s. They are in very good condition but no longer have the winding device that was originally located inside their stems to allow extra cable length to be stored and let out when required.