Jacksons

Rare Large Lantern

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Wrought iron, frosted glass. Provenance: Pohjola building, Helsinki, Finland, designed by Eliel Saarinen. History: Completed in 1901 for Pohjola Insurance Company, the Helsinki headquarters by Gesellius, Lindgren & Saarinen combined modern technology with Finnish National Romantic design. Its soapstone and granite façade is richly carved with animals, pine motifs, and mythological creatures inspired by the Kalevala.