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Lot 37
GIO PONTI (1891-1976)
An early 'Distex' armchair, circa 1954
Closed16 October 2019
Price Realised
GBP 32,500
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GIO PONTI (1891-1976)
An early 'Distex' armchair, circa 1954
brass, vinyl and silk upholstery
manufactured by Figli di Amedeo Cassina, Meda, Italy
32 ¼ x 31 ½ x 39 ½ in. (82 x 80 x 100 cm.)
An early 'Distex' armchair, circa 1954
brass, vinyl and silk upholstery
manufactured by Figli di Amedeo Cassina, Meda, Italy
32 ¼ x 31 ½ x 39 ½ in. (82 x 80 x 100 cm.)
GIO PONTI (1891-1976)
An early 'Distex' armchair, circa 1954
brass, vinyl and silk upholstery
manufactured by Figli di Amedeo Cassina, Meda, Italy
32 ¼ x 31 ½ x 39 ½ in. (82 x 80 x 100 cm.)
An early 'Distex' armchair, circa 1954
brass, vinyl and silk upholstery
manufactured by Figli di Amedeo Cassina, Meda, Italy
32 ¼ x 31 ½ x 39 ½ in. (82 x 80 x 100 cm.)
Other examples illustrated:
Domus, no. 293, April 1954, front cover; no. 308, July 1955, p. 64; 'Accanto all'architettura', no. 312, November 1955, p. 20; 'Una porta, e nuovi mobili', no. 321, August 1956, p. 23;
Interiors, November 1954, the model in an Altamira advertisement p. 135;
R. Aloi, L’ Arredamento Moderno, sesta serie, Milan, 1955, fig. 283;
A. Branzi, M. De Lucchi, eds., Il Design Italiano Degli Anni ’50, Milan, 1985, p. 128, fig. 404;
C. Brandini, Gio Ponti, Arte Applicata, exh. cat., Centro Internazionale di Brera, Milan, 1987, p. 22, no. 140;
L. Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti, The Complete Works 1923-1978, London, 1990, p. 160;
I. de Guttry and M.P. Maino, Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 41, fig. 58 for an Altamira advertisement, p. 241, fig. 37;
M. Romanelli, Gio Ponti, A World, Milan, 2002, p. 58;
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti, Interni, oggetti, disegni 1920-1976, Milano, Electa, 2004, pp. 172, 182;
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, L’arte si innamora dell’industria, New York, 2009, p. 226, figs. 466-67, p. 227, fig. 469, p. 232, fig. 487.
Domus, no. 293, April 1954, front cover; no. 308, July 1955, p. 64; 'Accanto all'architettura', no. 312, November 1955, p. 20; 'Una porta, e nuovi mobili', no. 321, August 1956, p. 23;
Interiors, November 1954, the model in an Altamira advertisement p. 135;
R. Aloi, L’ Arredamento Moderno, sesta serie, Milan, 1955, fig. 283;
A. Branzi, M. De Lucchi, eds., Il Design Italiano Degli Anni ’50, Milan, 1985, p. 128, fig. 404;
C. Brandini, Gio Ponti, Arte Applicata, exh. cat., Centro Internazionale di Brera, Milan, 1987, p. 22, no. 140;
L. Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti, The Complete Works 1923-1978, London, 1990, p. 160;
I. de Guttry and M.P. Maino, Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 41, fig. 58 for an Altamira advertisement, p. 241, fig. 37;
M. Romanelli, Gio Ponti, A World, Milan, 2002, p. 58;
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti, Interni, oggetti, disegni 1920-1976, Milano, Electa, 2004, pp. 172, 182;
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, L’arte si innamora dell’industria, New York, 2009, p. 226, figs. 466-67, p. 227, fig. 469, p. 232, fig. 487.
Gio Ponti, Archi-Designer, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 19 October 2018 - 5 May 2019.
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