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Lot 55 |PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
A zodiac ceiling light, circa 1931
Closed16 October 2019
Price Realised
GBP 15,000
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GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
A zodiac ceiling light, circa 1931
engraved and frosted glass, chromium-plated metal
manufactured by Luigi Fontana & Co., Milan, Italy
22 x 26 in. diameter (56 x 67 cm.)
A zodiac ceiling light, circa 1931
engraved and frosted glass, chromium-plated metal
manufactured by Luigi Fontana & Co., Milan, Italy
22 x 26 in. diameter (56 x 67 cm.)
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
A zodiac ceiling light, circa 1931
engraved and frosted glass, chromium-plated metal
manufactured by Luigi Fontana & Co., Milan, Italy
22 x 26 in. diameter (56 x 67 cm.)
A zodiac ceiling light, circa 1931
engraved and frosted glass, chromium-plated metal
manufactured by Luigi Fontana & Co., Milan, Italy
22 x 26 in. diameter (56 x 67 cm.)
Phillips de Pury & Co., New York, 13 December 2007, lot 113;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Related models illustrated:
'Sette lampade nuove', Domus, no. 99, March 1936, p. 29;
F. Deboni, Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 21;
S. Montefusco, Fontana Arte, repertorio 1933-1943 dalle immagini dell'epoca, Genoa, 2012, p. 139;
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti, Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1979, Milan, 2004, the 'Zodiac' engraving on different furniture forms pp. 86, 234.
'Sette lampade nuove', Domus, no. 99, March 1936, p. 29;
F. Deboni, Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 21;
S. Montefusco, Fontana Arte, repertorio 1933-1943 dalle immagini dell'epoca, Genoa, 2012, p. 139;
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti, Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1979, Milan, 2004, the 'Zodiac' engraving on different furniture forms pp. 86, 234.
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