Property from a Private Nordic Collection
434. Gio Ponti
1891-1979
Chest of drawers, designed for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1953 Walnut root burl-veneered wood, brass. 37 3/4 x 43 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (95.9 x 109.9 x 50.2 cm) Executed by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy. Reverse and proper lef side of interior top drawer impressed with manufacturer’s label ARREDAMENTI/CHIESA/VIA MORTARA 17/ MILANO (ITALIA). Together with a certifcate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives. Estimate $80,000-120,000 Provenance Acquired directly from Nordiska Kompanet by a Finnish businessman working in Sweden Thence by decent Acquired directly from the family, 2002 Literature “Spedizione per Stoccolma N. 5,” Domus, no. 282, May 1953, illustrated p. 38 Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interiors, Objects, Drawings 1920-1976, Milan, 2004, illustrated p. 166 Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, New York, 2009, illustrated p. 183
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