Gio Ponti - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale Hong Kong Saturday, May 26, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Casa e Giardino, Milan, circa 1940
    Private Collection, Italy (acquired directly from the above)

  • Artist Biography

    Gio Ponti

    Italian • 1891 - 1979

    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.

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Desk and chair

circa 1940
cherry, cherry-veneered wood, coloured glass, brass, fabric
Desk: 76 x 130 x 65 cm. (29 7/8 x 51 1/8 x 25 5/8 in.)
Chair: 83.5 x 46 x 59 cm. (32 7/8 x 18 1/8 x 23 1/4 in.)

Produced by Casa e Giardino, Milan, Italy, circa 1940. Underside branded with manufacturer's mark Casa & Giardino. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives.

Estimate
HK$160,000 - 200,000 
€17,200-21,500
$20,500-25,600

Sold for HK$200,000

Contact Specialist
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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

Hong Kong Auction 27 May 2018