GLASS SPHERE WALL LAMP BY J.T. KALMAR FOR KALMAR, AUSTRIA, CIRCA 1960s
RARE AND IMPRESSIVE KALMAR WALL LIGHT – LARGEST 18-BULB VARIANT
THIS STUNNING AND RARE KALMAR WALL LIGHT IS THE LARGEST VARIANT, FEATURING 18 HAND-BLOWN FROSTED GLASS SPHERES AND THREE HIDDEN LIGHT SOURCES BEHIND THEM. SMALLER VERSIONS EXIST WITH 14 OR 9 SPHERES, BUT THIS MODEL STANDS OUT WITH ITS IMPOSING SIZE AND STRIKING ILLUMINATION. EACH GLASS SPHERE IS UNIQUELY CRAFTED, ADDING A DISTINCTIVE TOUCH TO THIS MID-CENTURY MASTERPIECE. THE BULBS REMAIN UNDAMAGED, AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY REDONE FOR SAFETY AND FUNCTIONALITY.
THE METAL FRAME SUPPORTING THE GLASS SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION BUT REMAINS COMPLETELY HIDDEN BEHIND THE SPHERES, ENSURING THAT THE LAMP’S VISUAL IMPACT REMAINS UNCOMPROMISED. OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR A RAAK AMSTERDAM DESIGN, THIS PIECE IS UNDENIABLY A KALMAR ORIGINAL, SHOWCASING THE BRAND’S ICONIC STYLE AND HIGH-QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP.
FOUNDED IN VIENNA IN 1881 BY JULIUS AUGUST KALMAR, THE KALMAR COMPANY ORIGINALLY SPECIALIZED IN HANDCRAFTED BRONZE OBJECTS BEFORE EVOLVING INTO A PRE-EMINENT PRODUCER OF MODERN LIGHTING. UNDER J.T. KALMAR, THE BRAND BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH HIGH-END MID-CENTURY DESIGN, CREATING STUNNING CHANDELIERS AND LIGHTING PIECES FOR PRESTIGIOUS CLIENTS ACROSS EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES. THIS EXQUISITE WALL LIGHT IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO KALMAR’S LEGACY OF INNOVATION AND TIMELESS ELEGANCE.
| DESIGNER | J.T. KALMAR |
| MANUFACTURER | KALMAR |
| PERIOD | CIRCA 1960’s |
| DIMENSIONS | W28 x D20 x 41H |
| QUANTITY | 1 IN STOCK |
| CONDITION | VERY GOOD |
| PRICE | SOLD |
FEEL FREE TO INQUIRE FOR ADDITTIONAL INFORMATION AND/OR A SHIPPING QUOTE.














