Lot
5
Mwanga Works (founded 2017)
Taa table lamp, 2022
Brass and woven sisal
52 × 30 × 30 cm
Estimate KES 45,000–70,000
Bidding
Sold
KES 72,000
Hammer price. Buyer's premium of 20% and VAT on the premium are added.
About the work
A brass table lamp with a short, tapered stem and a woven sisal shade.
Condition
Excellent.
Provenance
Acquired from the makers.
The artist
Mwanga Works makes lamps from woven sisal, brass and blackened steel in a workshop off Kirinyaga Road. The weaving is done by a cooperative in Machakos, the metalwork in Nairobi, and every shade is woven to fit its frame.
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