HARVEY GUZZINI ‘ARC’ FLOOR LAMP

Here is an impressive 'Arc'-style floor lamp from the Guzzini brothers of Recanati, Italy.  The tall, retractable, chromed-steel arch rises from a solid Carrera marble-block base.  It terminates in an internally lighted white, Perspex dome fitted with a molded aluminum reflector that forms its rim.  The lamp is equipped with a pair of foot switches that work independently—one controlling the pair of candelabra-base bulbs that illuminate the interior of the translucent dome, the other the standard-base bulb fitted inside the reflector.  The overall height of the arch may be extended from a minimum of 7' (placing the light source at roughly 5' AFF) to a maximum of 9' (placing the light source at roughly 7' AFF). HARVEY GUZZINI had its origins in a company started by Raimondo Guzzini in 1959 to produce copper-plated decorative objects:  Harvey Creazioni.  Founded in the small town of Recanati on Italy's Adriatic coast, the firm was reestablished as a family concern in 1963 when brothers