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Coronell, not Hans-Agne Jakobsson

It has been brought to our attention that, in one of the misinformation feedback loops so common on the internet, sellers on Swedish auction site tradera.com have been in the habit of describing the lights pictured below as the work of Sweden’s Hans-Agne Jakobsson.

Coronell pendant lights

Coronell pendant lights

Coronell pendant lights

In fact all these lights were made in the 1970s by Coronell of Denmark. The February 1973 catalogue in our possession gives the titles and dimensions of the lamps as follows. Top picture, left to right, P12 PB2 (diameter 12cm, height 19cm), P112 PB2 (diameter 20cm, height 29cm). Middle picture, clockwise from top left, P33 PB2 (diameter and height 40cm), P26 PB2 (diameter and height 24cm), P32 PB2 (diameter and height 30cm), P14 PB2 (diameter and height 16cm). Bottom picture, clockwise from top left, P15 PB3 (diameter 13cm, height 17cm), P24 PB3 (diameter 21cm, height 25cm), L21 PB3 (diameter 17cm, height 25cm).

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2 Responses to “Coronell, not Hans-Agne Jakobsson”

  • Jan A:

    Glad i could help out to set everything straight when i found your fine website. You are welcome, and thank´s for the recognition!

    Yours truly Jan from Sweden

    Ps. Say hello to Wanja from me…

  • Lisbeth Svensson:

    Tack för upplysningen, vi kommer att ändra på Tradera-auktionen.
    Ha en bra dag och lev väl:
    Lisbeth Svensson

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