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Property from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Set of Three 'Superleggera' Chairs, Model No. 699, from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
Details
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
Set of Three 'Superleggera' Chairs, Model No. 699, from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Cassina, Meda, Italy
ash, cellophane
32 5⁄8 x 15 ¾ x 17 1⁄8 in. (83 x 40 x 43.5 cm)
Set of Three 'Superleggera' Chairs, Model No. 699, from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1957
produced by Cassina, Meda, Italy
ash, cellophane
32 5⁄8 x 15 ¾ x 17 1⁄8 in. (83 x 40 x 43.5 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
“Mostra a Villa Olmo”, Domus, no. 335, October 1957, p. 43
"'Proposte per la casa’ alla XI Triennale", Domus, no. 337, December 1957, pp. 33, 34
"La sedia 'Supperleggera' di Gio Ponti", Domus, no. 352, March 1959, pp. 44-45
L. Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Work 1923-1978, Cambridge, 1990, pp. 15 (for a discussion of this design), 172, 174-175, 195, 229
T. Smith, ed., Modern Design: The Fabulous 50s, Atglen, 2002, p. 223
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, pp. 170-171, 186, 189, 245, 247
Gio Ponti: Oggetti di design 1925-1970, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento, Rome, 2007, pp. 48-49, 82
Gio Ponti: designer, exh. cat., Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2007, pp. 29, 38
U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, n.p.; pp. 232, no. 488; 244-246, no. 517-519; 251-253, nos. 526-529 and 532-533
S. Bouilhet-Dumas, Gio Ponti: Arhi-Designer, Paris, 2018, pp. 214-217, 219
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 11, 272-273, 298, 299 (for a sketch of this design), 300-301, 364-365, 367, 370-371, 398-399, 420-424, 451, 456-457, 460-461, 470, 480-483, 505
"'Proposte per la casa’ alla XI Triennale", Domus, no. 337, December 1957, pp. 33, 34
"La sedia 'Supperleggera' di Gio Ponti", Domus, no. 352, March 1959, pp. 44-45
L. Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Work 1923-1978, Cambridge, 1990, pp. 15 (for a discussion of this design), 172, 174-175, 195, 229
T. Smith, ed., Modern Design: The Fabulous 50s, Atglen, 2002, p. 223
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, pp. 170-171, 186, 189, 245, 247
Gio Ponti: Oggetti di design 1925-1970, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento, Rome, 2007, pp. 48-49, 82
Gio Ponti: designer, exh. cat., Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2007, pp. 29, 38
U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, n.p.; pp. 232, no. 488; 244-246, no. 517-519; 251-253, nos. 526-529 and 532-533
S. Bouilhet-Dumas, Gio Ponti: Arhi-Designer, Paris, 2018, pp. 214-217, 219
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 11, 272-273, 298, 299 (for a sketch of this design), 300-301, 364-365, 367, 370-371, 398-399, 420-424, 451, 456-457, 460-461, 470, 480-483, 505
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