331. Gio Ponti
1891-1979
Pair of chandeliers, circa 1965 Opaque glass, brass. Each: 38 in. (96.5 cm) drop, 67 1/4 in. (170.8 cm) diameter Manufactured by Arredoluce, Monza, Italy. Together with a certifcate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives. Estimate $60,000-80,000 Provenance Hotel Baita dei Pini, Bormio, Italy, circa 1965 Literature Arredoluce, sales catalogue, Monza, 1960s, n.p. “Le produzioni protagoniste del nuovo albergo Parco dei Principi di Roma,� Domus, no. 425, April 1965, pp. 52, 66, 73 for the larger example Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, New York, 2009, p. 372, fg. 773
NY_DES_MASTERS_DEC15_92-157.indd 113
20/11/15 17:43