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GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Lot 61 Property from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina

GIO PONTI (1891-1979)

Desk from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957

Closed7 December 2023

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USD 40,320

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GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Desk from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy
elm-veneered ash, brass
28 7⁄8 x 58 5⁄8 x 25 1⁄8 in. (73.5 x 149 x 64 cm)

Alfredo and Irene Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, commissioned from the artist, circa 1957
Thence by descent to the present owner

Specialist note

The present desk model was designed by Gio Ponti for the Milan Triennial XI in 1957. It is a variation of the 'Altamira' desk he designed in 1954 produced by Giordano Chiesa of which Ponti wrote: "This is my masterpiece: I call it my jumping horse: I mean it is a piece of furniture that is very simple but not formally inert."