In addition to having invented an alloy that drastically reduced the foundry production costs associated with making bronze, copper and brass, Danish designer and silversmith Just Andersen created sculptural furnishings, accessories and decor that are widely coveted and collectible today. Disko, an alloy made of lead, tin and antimony, shares characteristics with brass, and many of Andersen’s antique candle holders, vases and vessels and other decorative objects — produced in Art Nouveau, Scandinavian neoclassical and Art Deco styles — contain this material.
Growing up in Greenland, Andersen was originally a sculptor and painter. He moved to Copenhagen and attended the Royal Academy of Art and the School of Danish Crafts. At the latter, he studied under Jens Møller Jensen.
Andersen trained in silversmithing in Copenhagen with Mogens Ballin and with the revered Danish silver firm Peter Hertz. Working in Ballin’s workshop after it had changed hands when the founder’s wife fell ill during the early 1900s, Andersen sharpened and refined his skills. He completed unfinished projects of Ballin’s when he passed away in 1914, sometimes partnering with Jean Rene Gauguin in order to do so. Andersen opened Just Andersen Pewter in 1918, where he produced objects in silver and gold but also in pewter, bronze and his alloy, disko, which he named after Greenland’s Disko Bay.
Andersen created designs for Georg Jensen, Peter Hertz, A. Michelsen and other manufacturers. He opened showrooms in several cities including Berlin and Los Angeles. Andersen’s work is held in the collections of museums all over the world.
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Table Lamp by Just Andersen
Located in Long Island City, NY
A table lamp designed by Just Andersen, Model 1856. Denmark, Circa 1930th. Patinated Disco-metal. Original finish. Very good vintage condition. Marked with JA initial and model numbe...
Metal
Large table lamp by GUNNAR NYLUND
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large stoneware vase now a table lamp designed by GUNNAR NYLUND for Rostrand, Sweden , circa 1950th. " Rubus" series. medium brown textured glaze with little touch of blue. Marked by...
Stoneware
Large Table Lamp by Berndt Friberg
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large table lamp by Berndt Friberg. Gustavberg Studio, Sweden, circa 1960s. Base height exclude socket - 14". Signed. Existing European wiring, rewiring available upon request.
Large table lamp by GUNNAR NYLUND
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large stoneware vase now a table lamp designed by GUNNAR NYLUND for Rostrand, Sweden , circa 1950th. " Rubus" series. Medium brown textured glaze. Marked by manufacturer. Newly rewi...
Stoneware
Table Lamp by Just Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Table Lamps by Just Andersen. Patinated Disco metal. Marked: Just AD 02. Danmark. H 14,5" including socket. Rewiring available upon request.
Metal
Table Lamp by Just Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in Long Island City, NY
A table lamp by Just Andersen, Denmark, circa 1940s. Patinated disco metal. Marked on bottom: Just A. D1 DANSK ARBEIDE. Measures: H-19"; base H- 11.5". Existing electrical wires, ...
Table Lamp Produced by ASEA in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare table lamp with adjustable shade by unknown designer. Produced by ASEA in Sweden.
Brass
Swedish Grace Table Lamp by Celestine Andersson for Cela, 1930s
Located in Göteborg, SE
This is a vintage table lamp from the 1930s designed by Celestine Andersson for Cela. It features a sleek, metallic finish with intricate engravings on its spherical base. The desi...
Tin
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Stiffel
By Stiffel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern brass lamp by Stiffel.
Table Lamp by Carl Harry Stalhane for Rörstrand Studio
By Rörstrand
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Monumental Rorstrand stoneware table lamp by Swedish master ceramist Carl Harry Stalhane. The white stoneware body exhibits an off-white matte glaze modeled with a repeating underglaze design being a vertical series of slightly impressed elongated ovals each connected by a single line repeated to encompass the entire body. The body set on a custom, solid brass ring to enhance stability. Sold with an installed solid brass, custom, our lamp fitting consisting of, rod hole cover base cap, riser, double socket cluster each with a barrel chain...
Stoneware
Table Lamp Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table lamp by unknown designer. Produced in Sweden. Please note: This table lamp is being sold without any lamp shade.
Steel, Chrome
1930s Danish Just Andersen Art Deco Table Lamp in Disco Metal
By Just Andersen
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Just Andersen art deco table lamp in disco metal by Just Andersen A/S in the 1930´s. The tablelamp is made in Disco metal, an alloy of lead and antimony, which was Andersen's...
Metal
