GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Pair of Armchairs, designed for the S.S. Conte Grande, circa 1949
manufactured by Cassina, Meda, Italy
walnut, fabric upholstery
32 1/2 x 28 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (82.6 x 73.3 x 70.5 cm)
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Pair of Armchairs, designed for the S.S. Conte Grande, circa 1949
manufactured by Cassina, Meda, Italy
walnut, fabric upholstery
32 1/2 x 28 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (82.6 x 73.3 x 70.5 cm)
Phillips, New York, 6 June 2017, lot 149 Acquired from the above by the present owner
"Alcune opere d'arte sul Conte Grande," Domus, no. 244, March 1950, pp. 14, 17, 19, 22, 25. P. Piccione, Gio Ponti: le navi: il progetto degli interni navali, 1948-1953, Viareggio, 2007, pp. 41, 43-45, 50-51, 56, 60-63 U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 221 D. Guarnati, espressione di Gio Ponti, Milan, 2011, p. 86 D. Finamore, G. Wood, Ocean Liners Glamour, Speed and Style, New York, 2016, pp. 180-182 (for discussion of commission and period photographs) S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 194, 198, 200-201 (for period photographs)
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Please note this lot will be sold with a certificate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives.
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