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Property from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Wall Light from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
Details
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Wall Light from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
manufactured by Greco, Italy
brass, painted brass, painted wood
24 3⁄8 x 12 7⁄8 x 4 ¾ in. (61.9 x 32.7 x 12 cm)
Wall Light from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
manufactured by Greco, Italy
brass, painted brass, painted wood
24 3⁄8 x 12 7⁄8 x 4 ¾ in. (61.9 x 32.7 x 12 cm)
Provenance
Alfredo and Irene Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, commissioned from the artist, circa 1957
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
L. Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Work 1923-1978, Cambridge, 1990, pp. 137, 166, 195 (for related examples)
Gio Ponti: Oggetti di design 1925-1970, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento, Rome, 2007, pp. 56-57, 85 (for related examples)
H. Gomez, El Cerrito: La Obra Maestra de Gio Ponti en Caracas, Caracas, 2008, p. 285
U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, n.p., pp. 195, no. 411; 250, no. 525 (for related examples)
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 8, 419-420, 424 and 161, 190, 214-215, 236, 286, 288, 375, 393, 421-423, 470, 485, 570 (for related examples)
Gio Ponti: Oggetti di design 1925-1970, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento, Rome, 2007, pp. 56-57, 85 (for related examples)
H. Gomez, El Cerrito: La Obra Maestra de Gio Ponti en Caracas, Caracas, 2008, p. 285
U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, n.p., pp. 195, no. 411; 250, no. 525 (for related examples)
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 8, 419-420, 424 and 161, 190, 214-215, 236, 286, 288, 375, 393, 421-423, 470, 485, 570 (for related examples)
Further Details
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas