Green Poker pendant light by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup, 1970s

Jo Hammerborg's sturdy and robust Poker pendant light was produced in two sizes, the 20 cm diameter Poker Mini and the 34 cm diameter Poker Midi. This is the Poker Mini, which works particularly well over a work bench or kitchen island. It comes with its original Fog & Mørup bulb-holder (see photos), which is a key element of the Poker's design but is often missing due to the fact that it is not permanently fixed to the shade but instead has a narrow cylindrical protuberance at the top which exactly slots into a small hole at the top of the shade. These special bulb-holders are unique to Fog & Mørup and were designed by F&M's head of design Jo Hammerborg to minimise the external profile of the electric fittings in keeping with the pared-back modernist design.

In glossy forest green and measuring 20 cm in diameter by 18 cm in height, the lamp is in very good condition with a little light wear, most notably some slight scuffing to part of the bottom rim (see photos). It takes a standard Edison screw bulb max 60w (not supplied).