GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Volute' Side Chair from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Cassina, Meda, Italy
ash, vinyl upholstery
31 7⁄8 x 17 ¼ x 16 ½ in. (81 x 44 x 42 cm)
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Volute' Side Chair from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Cassina, Meda, Italy
ash, vinyl upholstery
31 7⁄8 x 17 ¼ x 16 ½ in. (81 x 44 x 42 cm)
Alfredo and Irene Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, commissioned from the artist, circa 1957 Thence by descent to the present owner
A. Greco, Gio Ponti: La Villa PLanchart a Caracas, Rome, 2008, p. 165 H. Gomez, El Cerrito: La Obra Maestra de Gio Ponti en Caracas, Caracas, 2008, p. 305 U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 137, no. 297 S. Bouilhet-Dumas, Gio Ponti: Arhi-Designer, Paris, 2018, p. 101 S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, p. 24
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.
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