Lot Essay
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Salvatore Licitra, Gio Ponti Archive confirming that the present bed was designed by Ponti for his apartment in via Dezza 49.
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A WALNUT AND BRASS BED, 1957
Details
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
A Walnut and Brass Bed, 1957
together with the original printed cotton bedspread designed by Piero Fornasetti, the bed with two built in reading lights
33 1/8 in. (84 cm.) high, 125¼ in. (318 cm.) wide, 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
A Walnut and Brass Bed, 1957
together with the original printed cotton bedspread designed by Piero Fornasetti, the bed with two built in reading lights
33 1/8 in. (84 cm.) high, 125¼ in. (318 cm.) wide, 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
Provenance
Giulio Ponti, Gio Ponti's son.
Gio Ponti, via Dezza apartment, Milan.
Gio Ponti, via Dezza apartment, Milan.
Literature
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, p. 247 for an image of this bed in Gio Ponti's apartment, Milan. L. L. Ponti, Gio Ponti The Complete Works 1923-1978, Cambridge, MA, 1990, p.195 for an image of this bed in Gio Ponti's apartment, Milan.
U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 1988, p. 253 for an image of this bed in Gio Ponti's apartment, Milan.
A. Isozaki, et al., Gio Ponti 1891-1979, Tokyo, 1986, p. 127 for an image of this bed in Gio Ponti's apartment, Milan.
Domus, "Una Casa A Pareti Apribili," vol. 334, September 1957, pp. 21, 30, 31 for an image of this bed in Gio Ponti's apartment, Milan.
U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 1988, p. 253 for an image of this bed in Gio Ponti's apartment, Milan.
A. Isozaki, et al., Gio Ponti 1891-1979, Tokyo, 1986, p. 127 for an image of this bed in Gio Ponti's apartment, Milan.
Domus, "Una Casa A Pareti Apribili," vol. 334, September 1957, pp. 21, 30, 31 for an image of this bed in Gio Ponti's apartment, Milan.