GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
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GIO PONTI (1891-1979)

Vanity for the Hotel Royal, Naples, circa 1956

Details
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Vanity for the Hotel Royal, Naples, circa 1956
produced by Dassi, Milan
tulipwood, anigre wood, mirrored glass, brass
overall 48 ¾ in. (123.8 cm.) high, 36 7/8 in. (93.7 cm.) wide, 18 ¼ in. (46.4 cm.) deep
Provenance
Hotel Royal, Naples, circa 1956
Private Collection, Rome
Wright Chicago, Design, 26 March 2015, lot 202
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
F. Mautone, Gio Ponti e la committenza Fernandes, pp. 14, 39, 48, 49 for variant models
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti: L’arte si innamora dell’industria, New York, 2009, p. 367, fig. 758, p. 373, fig. 774 for variant models
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