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Lot 71
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Distex' Lounge Chair, Model No. 807, designed 1953
Closed7 June 2024
Estimate
USD 25,000–35,000
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GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Distex' Lounge Chair, Model No. 807, designed 1953
produced by Cassina, Italy
walnut, original vinyl upholstery and updated mohair upholstery
22 3/8 x 32 x 42 in. (56.8 x 81.3 x 106.7 cm)
'Distex' Lounge Chair, Model No. 807, designed 1953
produced by Cassina, Italy
walnut, original vinyl upholstery and updated mohair upholstery
22 3/8 x 32 x 42 in. (56.8 x 81.3 x 106.7 cm)
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Distex' Lounge Chair, Model No. 807, designed 1953
produced by Cassina, Italy
walnut, original vinyl upholstery and updated mohair upholstery
22 3/8 x 32 x 42 in. (56.8 x 81.3 x 106.7 cm)
'Distex' Lounge Chair, Model No. 807, designed 1953
produced by Cassina, Italy
walnut, original vinyl upholstery and updated mohair upholstery
22 3/8 x 32 x 42 in. (56.8 x 81.3 x 106.7 cm)
Private Collection, Naples
Domus, no. 293, April 1954, front cover
Domus, no. 314, January 1956, inside cover
G. Ponti, "'Proposte per la casa' alla XI Triennale," Domus, no. 337, December 1957, inside cover, p. 34
Illums Bolighus: Center of Modern Design, manufacturer's catalog, Copenhagen, 1961, n.p.
G. Raimondi, "Libri/Books a cura di Gianmario Andreani," Domus, no. 702, February 1989, p. 85
L. Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Work 1923-1978, Milan, 1990, pp. 160, 166
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 1995, pp. 226-227, 235, 376
M. Romanelli, Gio Ponti: A World, exh. cat., Design Museum, London, 2002, pp. 58, 136-137
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni Oggetti Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, pp. 172, 182, 245, 248
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Oggetti di design 1925-1970, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento Roma, Rome, 2007, pp. 38, 79
G. Bosoni, "Cassina Unproduced and Forgotten Pieces," Domus, no. 918, October 2008, p. 72
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, pp. 226-227, 233, 235, 376
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti: L'arte si innamora dell'industria, Milan, 2009, pp. 226-227
Gio Ponti: Archi-Designer, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2018, pp. 192-193
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 385, 387
Domus, no. 314, January 1956, inside cover
G. Ponti, "'Proposte per la casa' alla XI Triennale," Domus, no. 337, December 1957, inside cover, p. 34
Illums Bolighus: Center of Modern Design, manufacturer's catalog, Copenhagen, 1961, n.p.
G. Raimondi, "Libri/Books a cura di Gianmario Andreani," Domus, no. 702, February 1989, p. 85
L. Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Work 1923-1978, Milan, 1990, pp. 160, 166
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 1995, pp. 226-227, 235, 376
M. Romanelli, Gio Ponti: A World, exh. cat., Design Museum, London, 2002, pp. 58, 136-137
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni Oggetti Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, pp. 172, 182, 245, 248
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Oggetti di design 1925-1970, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento Roma, Rome, 2007, pp. 38, 79
G. Bosoni, "Cassina Unproduced and Forgotten Pieces," Domus, no. 918, October 2008, p. 72
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, pp. 226-227, 233, 235, 376
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti: L'arte si innamora dell'industria, Milan, 2009, pp. 226-227
Gio Ponti: Archi-Designer, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2018, pp. 192-193
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 385, 387
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.
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.