Sold for:
$47,500
$47,500
Pietro Chiesa
sconces, pair
Fontana Arte Italy, 1936 crystal, mirrored glass, enameled brass 11¼ w x 4¼ d x 28¼ h in (29 x 11 x 72 cm)
result: $47,500
Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark: [FX Milano].
provenance: Collection of Loris Manna, Milan
literature: Domus , No. 130, October 1938, ppg. 28, 50 Fontana Arte: Una Storia Trasparente , Falconi, ppg. 70, 73
Gio Ponti and his vision served as the inspiration for the important collection of Loris Manna, author of Gio Ponti, The Majolica. For an introduction to the collection, read One Collection, One History by Loris Manna
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-12-13
