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Gio Ponti
Italian • 1891-1979
Biography
Among the most prolific talents to grace twentieth-century design, Gio Ponti defied categorization. Though trained as an architect, he made major contributions to the decorative arts, designing in such disparate materials as ceramics, glass, wood and metal. A gale force of interdisciplinary creativity, Ponti embraced new materials like plastic and aluminum but employed traditional materials such as marble and wood in original, unconventional ways.
In the industrial realm, he designed buildings, cars, machinery and appliances — notably, the La Cornuta espresso machine for La Pavoni — and founded the ADI (Industrial Designer Association). Among the most special works by Gio Ponti are those that he made in collaboration with master craftsmen such as the cabinetmaker Giordano Chiesa, the illustrator Piero Fornasetti and the enamellist Paolo de Poli.
Insights
As of August 2016, Phillips holds four of the top five highest prices for Ponti pieces, including a unique and large dining table (circa 1959) that achieved £194,500 in the December 2015 Design Masters sale in London.
Gio Ponti founded Domus magazine with Giovanni Semeria. The first issue was published on 15 January 1928 and is still in print today.
In 1958 Alberto Pirelli hired Ponti to design the Pirelli Tower in Milan, which was one of the earliest Modern skyscrapers in Italy.
During the 1950s boom of ocean liners, Ponti was called in to design the interior of two new major Italian transatlantic liners: the Giulio Cesare and the Andrea Doria.
"Nothing has ever been done that hasn't been dreamed about first."
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Gio Ponti
Sideboard, model no. 2184, from the 'Modern by Singer' series
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
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Pair of unique chairs, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
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Magazine rack
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
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Two-seater sofa
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
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Pair of armchairs
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Bookcase, from the 'Domus Nova' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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'Isabella' plate
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Rare bar cabinet
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
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Drop-front writing desk
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
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Rare wall-mounted cabinet
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
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Set of three 'Sole' ceiling or wall lights, from Istituto Gallini, Voghera
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Low table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
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Side table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
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Past Lots
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Armchair, model no. 504
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,795
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Pair of "Luna" floor lamps, designed for Villa Arreaza, Caracas, Venezuela
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,510
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Set of eight side chairs, model no. 676
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,480
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Pair of armchairs, from the 'Augustus' ocean liner
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £44,450
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Desk with pair of integrated chairs, model no. A012, from the 'Apta' series
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,350
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Pair of wardrobes, from the 'Apta' series
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £8,890
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'Natura morta con mandolino'
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
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'Natura morta con tavolo da gioco'
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £10,478
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Desk
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
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Prototype 'Distex' armchair, model no. 807
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Rare coffee table
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £19,050
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Set of six chairs, model no. 687
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000
Sold for £17,780
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Pair of sofas
Estimate £16,000 - 22,000
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Twelve armchairs, from the Dulciora offices, Milan
Estimate £22,000 - 28,000
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Sideboard
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £12,700
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'Dattilo' desk, designed for the Vetrocoke offices, Milan
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,970
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Two vases
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
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Rare rocking armchair
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £29,210
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Two flower and candle holders (one prototype)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £9,525
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Coffee table
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £10,160
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Unique 'Labirinto' embroidered textile
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Sideboard
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
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Rare occasional table
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,240
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Dining table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
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