4. Gio Ponti
1891-1979
Pair of armchairs, designed for the VI Triennale, Milan, circa 1936 Walnut, fabric. Each: 71.5 x 68 x 73.4 cm (28 1/8 x 26 3/4 x 28 7/8 in.) Manufactured by Casa e Giardino, Milan, Italy. Together with a certifcate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives. Estimate £7,000-9,000 $9,100-11,800 €7,900-10,100 Provenance Private collection, Milan Literature ‘Un’abitazione dimostrativa alla VI Triennale’, Domus, no. 103, July 1936, pp. 15, 17, 19 ‘Una collezione di poltrone’, Domus, no. 129, September 1938, p. 51 Lisa Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Works 1923-1978, London, 1990, p. 83 Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interiors, Objects, Drawings, 1920-1976, Milan, 2004, pp. 111-12 Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, New York, 2009, pp. 102-03
The present model was exhibited at the VI Milan Triennale, 1936.
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