President Model 6631 by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell, 1950s

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Kaiser Idell President Model 6631 Circa 1950s - Brass shade, arm and base - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - On/Off switch on the base - Model 6631 - German ~ 1930s - 29cm wide x 46cm tall x 44cm deep Christian Dell Dell was born in Offenbach am Main in Hesse. from 1907-11 he completed the silver forging studies at the academy. In 1912-13 he studied at the Saxon college of arts and crafts in Weimar. from 1922-25 he worked as a foreman of the metal workshop at the Bauhaus in Weimar. Beginning in 1926 Dell sketched lights and as an early industrial designer and pioneer of plastic design, Dell used bakelite and aminoplastics as materials for his works for Molitor-Zweckleuchten in 1929-30. Well known are the lights for the lamp factory Gebr. Kaiser & Co. in Neheim Hüsten beginning in 1933-34, which were produced in large quantities. The Kaiser Idell brand and production of lamps are owned by the Danish design company Fritz Hansen. Condition Report Fully re wired with modern electrical components, minimal cosmetic wear

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Creator	Christian Dell
Design Period	1890 to 1919
Production Period	1890 to 1919
Country of Manufacture	Denmark
Style	Danish Design, Vintage, Industrial, Bauhaus
Detailed Condition	Good — This vintage/antique item may have some wear such as scratches and other signs of ageing.
Product Code	MGO-2046269
Restoration and Damage Details	Rewired
Materials	Bakelite, Brass, Metal, Plastic, Silver
Color	Gold
Width	29 cm 29 cm
Depth	44 cm 44 cm
Height	46 cm 46 cm
Weight Range	Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg

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About the Creator

Christian Dell

Industrial designer, silversmith, and teacher Christian Dell was born in 1893 in Offenbach, Germany. While information on Dell is limited, multiple sources note he apprenticed as a silversmith in Hanau prior to studying at the Weimar School of Applied Art. Between 1922 and 1925, Dell served as master of the metal workshop at the Bauhaus in Weimar; he is credited with playing a formative role in shaping the Bauhaus’s metalworking curriculum. During this time, he also designed crafted tableware in copper and silver.

In 1926, after the Weimar Bauhaus closed, Dell was appointed director of the then-new metalwork course at the Frankfurt School of Art, where he remained until 1933—at which time the Nazis dismissed him. While in Frankfurt, in addition to teaching and working as a silversmith, Dell began his career as a lighting designer. Standout designs from this period include the Rondella (1927-28) and Polo Populär (1929) desk lights; both were initially manufactured by the Rondella factory at Oberursel and later by Bünte & Remmler in Frankfurt. Other noteworthy pieces include the Dell-lamp type K (1930) as well as the Kaiser idell range (1930s), the latter of which appeared for the first time in catalogue in 1936 and was produced by the company Gebr. Kaiser & Co in Neheim-Hüsten. (Notably, many of Dell’s lighting designs incorporated his own name into their titles.)

After World War II, Dell manufactured silver goods and opened a jeweler’s shop in Wiesbaden, which operated from 1948 to 1955. He died in Wiesbaden in 1974.