GIO PONTI (1891-1979) & DASSI (PUBLISHER) - Lot 88

GIO PONTI (1891-1979) & DASSI (PUBLISHER) A pair of rectangular headboards, 1955, walnut and mahogany veneer, two trapezoidal side shelves held in place by a profiled aircraft wing upright, topped by a trapezoidal table forming a magazine rack, one of which accommodates a radio. A pair of headboards, 1955, walnut and mahogany veneer, a radio. H 80 x W 161 x D 41cm - H 31 1/2 x W 63 3/8 x D 16 1/8 in. A copy of Lisa Licitra Ponti's certificate and a copy of the Hôtel Royal purchase invoice will be given to the buyer. PROVENANCE Original furniture from the Hotel Royal, Naples. Bibliography Fabrizio Mautone, "Gio Ponti, La Committenza Fernandes", Electa, Naples, 2009, model to be compared with those reproduced on p. 38. EXHIBITION Forte dei Marmi, Fondazione Villa Bertelli, "Camere d'artista, Il design italiano 1930-1960", July 25 - September 14, 2014.