GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Lotus' Lounge Chair from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Cassina, Meda, Italy
painted brass, leather and hide upholstery
27 x 53 ¼ x 32 in. (68.6 x 135.3 x 81.3 cm)
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Lotus' Lounge Chair from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Cassina, Meda, Italy
painted brass, leather and hide upholstery
27 x 53 ¼ x 32 in. (68.6 x 135.3 x 81.3 cm)
Alfredo and Irene Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, commissioned from the artist, circa 1957 Thence by descent to the present owner
“Mostra a Villa Olmo”, Domus, no. 335, October 1957, p. 43 "'Proposte per la casa’ alla XI Triennale", Domus, no. 337, December 1957, p. 32 L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, pp. 184, 186, 248-249 A. Greco, Gio Ponti: La Villa PLanchart a Caracas, Rome, 2008, p. 83 H. Gomez, El Cerrito: La Obra Maestra de Gio Ponti en Caracas, Caracas, 2008, pp. 42, 47, 279 U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 238, nos. 504-505 S. Bouilhet-Dumas, Gio Ponti: Arhi-Designer, Paris, 2018, p. 200 S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 350-351, 451, 462-463
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.
Please note the materials for this lot are painted brass, leather and hide upholstery.
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