Lot Essay
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Lisa Licitra Ponti.
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'OMAGGIO A MELOTTI' TWO PAINTED WOOD ORNAMENTS, 1964
Details
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Omaggio a Melotti' Two Painted Wood Ornaments, 1964
taller piece: 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm.) high, 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) wide, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) deep; the other piece: 20 3/8 in. (51.8 cm.) high, 13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide, 3 7/8 in. (deep) (2)
'Omaggio a Melotti' Two Painted Wood Ornaments, 1964
taller piece: 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm.) high, 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) wide, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) deep; the other piece: 20 3/8 in. (51.8 cm.) high, 13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide, 3 7/8 in. (deep) (2)
Provenance
Private collection, Rome. Owner of the Parco dei Principi Hotel, Rome.
Dining room, Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome.
Dining room, Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome.
Literature
U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 1988, p. 371 for an image of the sculpture in the dining room at the Parco dei Principi Hotel, Rome.