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GIO PONTI
1891–1979
‘L’Amore Dell’Antichità’ plate, circa 1923–30 Porcelain, glaze, gold leaf. 3 cm (1 1/8 in) high, 31 cm (12 1/4 in) diameter Manufactured by Richard-Ginori, Italy. Underside with manufacturer’s decal ‘RICHARD-GINORI/MANIFATFURA DI COCCIA/ITALIE’ and painted with ‘Richard/Ginori’ and ‘101 E’.
Estimate £5,000 –7,000 $7,900 –11,100 €6,000 – 8,400
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PROVENANCE Private collection, Paris LITERATURE Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, New York, 2009, p. 21 fig. 39
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