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Gio Ponti dark honey wood right Headboard from Hotel Royal Naples, 1955

Creator: Gio Ponti
Offered by: Compendio Gallery

Description
a single left headboard by Gio Ponti from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955.
Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi.
dark honey wood
two tiered shelving, magazine rack, space for lighting switch
Good condition. Original patina,
Sold with a copy of a certificate of Lisa Licitra Ponti and the original invoice of the Hotel Royal.
Directly from the original furniture of the Royal Hotel.
Measures: H 80 cm 162 x 44cm each piece;
radio of the time; hole for the electrical outlet: cm.10 x h 7 cm
Similar items of our same collections have been exhibited in London in Modern Design Museum and Triennale in Milan and a similar items of same collector is now in the permanent collection of the TRIENNALE of Milan.
Literature:
Fabrizio Mautone "GIO PONTI LA COMMITTENZA FERNANDES" Electa Napoli, 2009: pg 36,37,38.
Ugo La Pietra, GIO PONTI ediz Rizzoli 1995, pag. 253
Exhibition: Camere D'Artista: Italian Design 1930-1960, 24 July - 14 September 2014, Villa Bertelli Forte dei Marmi, Lu, Italy.

More Information

Documentation:	Certificate of Authenticity
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	mahogany
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1955
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Book References:	Fabrizio Mautone "GIO PONTI LA COMMITTENZA FERNANDES" Electa Napoli, 2009: pg 36,37,38. Ugo La Pietra, GIO PONTI ediz Rizzoli 1995, pag. 253
Incollect Reference #:	597492

Dimensions

W.	63.78 in;	H.	31.5 in;	D.	17.32 in;
W.	162 cm;	H.	80 cm;	D.	44 cm;

Message from Seller:

Lorenzo Ciompi is a private collector with a wide experience in Italian design achieved starting from the beginning of the 90's. His collection includes famous items designed by Gio Ponti as well as other well-known Italian designers such as Ico Pairisi, Osvaldo Borsani, Carlo De Carli , Carlo Mollino, Melchiorre Bega, Joe Colombo. A lot of furniture items projected by these designers were published on important magazines such as AD, The World Interiors, Elle, Domus.