.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
Property from an Important Private Collection
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Set of Two Armchairs and Ottomans Designed for the First Class of the 'Conte Grande' Transatlantic Ocean Liner, circa 1948
Details
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Set of Two Armchairs and Ottomans Designed for the First Class of the 'Conte Grande' Transatlantic Ocean Liner, circa 1948
manufactured by Cassina, Meda, Italy
stained walnut, velvet upholstery
31 7/8 x 28 3/4 x 31 1/8 in. (81 x 73 x 79 cm) (each armchair)
14 3/4 x 14 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. (37.5 x 38 x 39 cm) (each ottoman)
Set of Two Armchairs and Ottomans Designed for the First Class of the 'Conte Grande' Transatlantic Ocean Liner, circa 1948
manufactured by Cassina, Meda, Italy
stained walnut, velvet upholstery
31 7/8 x 28 3/4 x 31 1/8 in. (81 x 73 x 79 cm) (each armchair)
14 3/4 x 14 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. (37.5 x 38 x 39 cm) (each ottoman)
Provenance
Acquired in London, 2017
Literature
'Alcune opere d'arte sul Conte Grande', Domus, no. 244, March 1950, p. 14
P. Piccione, Gio Ponti: le navi: il progetto degli interni navali, 1948-1953, Milan, 2007, pp. 41, 43-45, 50-51, 56, 60-63
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 221
D. Guarnati, espressione di Gio Ponti, Milan, 2011, p. 86
P. Piccione, Gio Ponti: le navi: il progetto degli interni navali, 1948-1953, Milan, 2007, pp. 41, 43-45, 50-51, 56, 60-63
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 221
D. Guarnati, espressione di Gio Ponti, Milan, 2011, p. 86
Further details
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
This lot is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives.
This lot is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas