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Gio Ponti black lacquered console vanity table from Hotel Royal, 1955

Creator: Gio Ponti
Offered by: Compendio Gallery

Description
Elegant and rare Gio Ponti black toilette, vanity table - dressing table
produced by Giordano Chiesa for the Hotel Royal , 1955

Black lacquered Italian ash, brass, two drawers
brass feet
Measures: H 78cm, 95 x 46.5 cm; top: 45 x 94.5 cm
total height with the mirror: 123 cm
copy of original invoice of the Hotel Royal is available on request
Sold with a copy of a letter of authentication from Lisa Licitra Ponti.
the original Fontana Arte mirror are available on request but not included in the price
Very good original condition
Architect Cristina Longo laquared in black in 2005's the original Gio Ponti vanity toilette for a private commision in Rome in limited edition of 10.
available a pair of black vanities on request
Provenance: Hotel Royal Naples, Private collection, Rome
Lorenzo Ciompi, owner of the Compendio Gallery, purchased all the furniture from Hotel Royal Continental in Naples at late 1990' included the vanities.Most of the vanity desk sold in the market and in the international auction comes from this collection.
One identical vanity was sold in Paris on Italian Selected Design in Piasa Auction 30/10/2009 at € 19.500.
Lorenzo Ciompi donated a vanity to the Triennale Design Museum in Milano and to Design Museum in London

Exhibited: Centoventi Gio Ponti: Designer Senza Tempo, 26 February - 6 March 2011, Mercanteinfiera, Parma ( exhibition curated by the owner of the collection). the item is pubblished on the cover of the invitation
Architectural Digest AD, italian edition, march 2010, cover (published in the background in the house of the owner of the collection).
CAMERE D'ARTISTA italian design 1930-1960 Villa Bertelli Forte dei Marmi ,Lucca Italy 24 july-14 sept. 2014.

Literature: Gio Ponti: L'Arte Si Innamora Dell'Industria, La Pietra, ppg. 365, 367;
Domus, no. 317, April 1956, no. 318, May 1956,
Domus no. 325, December 1956, for a Dassi advertisement
Fabrizio Mautone "Gio Ponti LA COMMITTENZA FERNANDES" Electa Napoli 2009 pag.14,39,48,49.
Irene de Guttry e Maria Paola Maino, Il mobile italiano degli anni '40 e '50, Bari, 2010, p. 151, ill. 15

More Information

Documentation:	Certificate of Authenticity
Notes:	Sold with a copy of a letter of authentication from Lisa Licitra Ponti.
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	ash, brass
Condition:	Good. very good original condition
Creation Date:	1955
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Book References:	Gio Ponti: L'Arte Si Innamora Dell'Industria, La Pietra, ppg. 365, 367; Domus, no. 317, April 1956, no. 318, May 1956, Domus no. 325, December 1956, for a Dassi advertisement
Catalog References:	Fabrizio Mautone "Gio Ponti LA COMMITTENZA FERNANDES" Electa Napoli 2009 pag.14,39,48,49. Irene de Guttry e Maria Paola Maino, Il mobile italiano degli anni '40 e '50, Bari, 2010, p. 151, ill. 15
Article References:	Architectural Digest AD, italian edition, march 2010, cover (published in the background in the house of the owner of the collection).
News references:	CAMERE D'ARTISTA italian design 1930-1960 Villa Bertelli Forte dei Marmi ,Lucca Italy 24 july-14 sept. 2014.
Incollect Reference #:	811978

Dimensions

W.	37.2 in;	H.	30.71 in;	D.	18.31 in;
W.	94.5 cm;	H.	78 cm;	D.	46.5 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.