Warren Platner — Custom Brass Sconce by Bollinger Co., Fabricated for Platner-Designed Greenwich CT Residence, c.1960s–70s

A rare and important custom brass sconce made by Bollinger Company, custom fabricated for a private residence in Greenwich, Connecticut designed by Warren Platner himself — a genuine piece of architectural provenance from one of America's greatest modernist architects and designers.

Warren Platner (American, 1919–2006) is one of the most celebrated figures in American MCM design. Trained at Cornell and working under Eero Saarinen and I.M. Pei, Platner is best known for his iconic Platner Collection for Knoll (1966) — the wire chair and table series that remains one of the most recognized furniture designs of the 20th century, still in production today. Beyond his furniture, Platner was a prolific interior and architectural designer whose residential and commercial projects were marked by a signature use of warm metals, custom-fabricated lighting, and rigorous attention to material quality.

This sconce was custom made by Bollinger Company specifically for a Platner-designed Greenwich residence — making it a one-of-a-kind architectural object with direct, documented connection to a named Platner project. Custom lighting fabricated to a Platner specification is extraordinarily rare on the open market. The brass patina can easily be polished back to a warm shine.

Details

• Designer: Warren Platner (American, 1919–2006), custom design
• Fabricator: Bollinger Company
• Provenance: Custom made for a Warren Platner-designed residence, Greenwich, CT
• Material: Brass
• Dimensions: 14.5"H × 19.5"W × 11.5"D
• Condition: Minor structural damages. Some patina to brass — easily polished.