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Sold with certificate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
A SET OF EIGHT DINING CHAIRS FROM VILLA ARREAZA, CARACAS, 1954
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GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
A SET OF EIGHT DINING CHAIRS FROM VILLA ARREAZA, CARACAS, 1954
executed by Cassina, lacquered wood, leather, brass
each 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high (8)
A SET OF EIGHT DINING CHAIRS FROM VILLA ARREAZA, CARACAS, 1954
executed by Cassina, lacquered wood, leather, brass
each 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high (8)
Provenance
Blanca Arreaza, Caracas, Venezuela;
Wright, Chicago, 15 December 2011, lot 173.
Wright, Chicago, 15 December 2011, lot 173.
Literature
Domus, n. 348, December 1958, photographer Paolo Gasparini, this example shown in situ at Villa Arreaza;
M. Porcu, A. Stocchi, Gio Ponti. Tre Ville Inventate, Milan, 2003, pp. 70-99 for details on the commission, illustrated in situ p. 94.
G. Roccella, Gio Ponti 1891-1979, Master of Lightness, Cologne, 2009, pp. 68-71 for details on the commission, illustrated in situ p. 70;
M. Porcu, A. Stocchi, Gio Ponti. Tre Ville Inventate, Milan, 2003, pp. 70-99 for details on the commission, illustrated in situ p. 94.
G. Roccella, Gio Ponti 1891-1979, Master of Lightness, Cologne, 2009, pp. 68-71 for details on the commission, illustrated in situ p. 70;
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