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Temple of Style: The Barbara Jakobson Collection
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Desk, circa 1950
Details
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Desk, circa 1950
manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, Italy for Singer & Sons, USA
walnut, brass
29 ¼ x 50 ½ x 25 ½ in. (74.5 x 128.4 x 64.8 cm)
stamped MADE IN ITALY six times
Desk, circa 1950
manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, Italy for Singer & Sons, USA
walnut, brass
29 ¼ x 50 ½ x 25 ½ in. (74.5 x 128.4 x 64.8 cm)
stamped MADE IN ITALY six times
Literature
Gio Ponti: Oggetti di design 1925-1970, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento, Rome, 2007, pp. 20-21, 75 (for a related example)
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 181 (for a related example)
Tutto Ponti, Gio Ponti archi-designer, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2018, p. 202 (for a related example)
W. Goodman, "Art Collector Barbara Jakobson's Vertical Life," New York Magazine, 24 May 2021, digital (present lot illustrated in-situ)
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 181 (for a related example)
Tutto Ponti, Gio Ponti archi-designer, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2018, p. 202 (for a related example)
W. Goodman, "Art Collector Barbara Jakobson's Vertical Life," New York Magazine, 24 May 2021, digital (present lot illustrated in-situ)
Further Details
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti archives.
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Brought to you by
Rachel Ng
Associate Specialist, Acting Head of Sale, Post-War to Present