$80,500
Gio Ponti
rare coffee table
Italy, 1953-1954 lacquered wood, curly maple, glass, Italian walnut 43½ w x 19 d x 18¼ h in (110 x 48 x 46 cm)
result: $80,500
Examined in person by Salvatore Licitra and sold with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives.
provenance: Count Francesco de Benedetti, Piacenza, Italy | Thence by descent | Private collection
literature: Italienisches Mobeldesign, Klassiker von 1945 bis 1985 , Bangert, pg. 129 illustrates variation Gio Ponti: The Complete Work 1923-1978 , Ponti, pg. 166 illustrates maquette for the Furnished Window
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2013-06-06