GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Dressing Table from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy
ash, brass
29 ½ x 49 ¼ x 22 3⁄8 in. (75 x 125 x 57 cm)
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Dressing Table from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy
ash, brass
29 ½ x 49 ¼ x 22 3⁄8 in. (75 x 125 x 57 cm)
Alfredo and Irene Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, commissioned from the artist, circa 1957 Thence by descent to the present owner
"'Proposte per la casa’ alla XI Triennale", Domus, no. 337, December 1957, p. 35 L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, p. 248 H. Gomez, El Cerrito: La Obra Maestra de Gio Ponti en Caracas, Caracas, 2008, p. 278 S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 370-371 (for a related example)
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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