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MOGENS BALLIN FOR HERTZ BALLIN, DENMARK, Art Nouveau copper table lamp, with red domed and netted shade supported by pierced berry frieze, above organic stem similarly ornamented, splayed foot, base marked HB monogram, no.1619 and 'Danmark', 57cms hProvenance: private collection ConwyComments: shade faded, tears to netting, original pull replaced with turn switchAuctioneer's Note:Mogens Ballin (1871–1914) was a Danish artist, one of a group of painters who gathered in the Breton village of Pont-Aven. In 1899, he opened a workshop for metalwork together with Siegfried Wagner finding inspiration from Willumsen and contributing to the Danish version of Jugenstil, in particular working with tin and silver and producing lamps and jewellery. His efforts provided inspiration for Georg Jensen and Just Andersen (1884–1943)