$8,750
Gio Ponti
bed from The Royal Hotel, Naples
Giordano Chiesa Italy, 1948 Italian walnut, brass, enameled brass, glass, plastic 61¼ w x 81 d x 47 h in (156 x 206 x 119 cm)
result: $8,750
Headboard features six shelves, three lights, picture frame, cup holder and original Safar radio.
Signed with stamped manufacturer's mark to radio: [Radio Safar Tipo 527/A O.M.-O.C.].
provenance: The Royal Hotel, Naples | Collection of Loris Manna, Milan
literature: Gio Ponti: The Complete Work 1923-1978 , Licitra Ponti, pg. 132 Gio Ponti: L'Arte Si Innamora Dell'Industria , La Pietra, ppg. 184-189 illustrate variations
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
