TOUCAN TABLE LAMP
PRODUCER: OTF ITALY 1960S
MEASUREMENTS: H 20 W 8 D 12 CM
PRICE: 380,- EURO
Italian design icon, this characteristic small table light in the shape of a Toucan ( or Parrot ), made by ‘old-timer Ferrari / Verona, Italy’, late 1960ies. The colorful and figurative design predicts the eighties Italian Memphis movement. Not signed with manufacturers logo but according to research both marked and unmarked are original OTF production. The beak can open and close to dim the light ( one normal E14 bulbholder, requires a common available 7-15 watt smallest bulb type also available in LED ) When opened, the light is 27 cm in height. Sought after lights nowadays. Condition: Working order, original wire, plug and switch, no melting areas or burning marks in the beak and in the orange body, no warping. Minor cracks in the top of the body ( pictures ). No inner chest part. Doesn’t affect the working.
