Rare Pair of Distex Lounge Chairs Model 807 by Gio Ponti
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Description
Gio Ponti for Cassina rare pair of Distex lounge chairs model 807 with gray velvet upholstered back, seat and arms, and walnut legs. Fully restored and newly reupholstered in a luxurious Holland & Sherry Rambouillet Platinum or pale gray wool velvet mohair.
The Distex model armchair with its beautiful ergonomic design and dynamic sculptural lines was first presented at the X Triennale in Milan in 1954. These sculptural armchairs are an iconic Ponti design which captures Ponti's radical modernist vision of postwar Italian design. -
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Documentation: Ample Provenance Origin: Italy Period: 1950-1979 Materials: wool velvet mohair and walnut Condition: Good. Fully restored and newly reupholstered Creation Date: 1950s Styles / Movements: Modern, Mid Century 200 Lex Booth #: 47 Book References: Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti: L’arte si innamora dell’industria, New York, 2009, p. 226, figs. 466-67, p. 227, fig. 469, p. 232, fig. 487 Lisa Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Works 1923-1978, London, 1990, p. 160 Article References: Domus, no. 293, April 1954, front cover; no. 308, July 1955, p. 64; 'Accanto all'architettura', no. 312, November 1955, p. 20; 'Una porta, e nuovi mobili', no. 321, August 1956, p. 23 Dealer Reference #: PON109 Incollect Reference #: 458437 -
Dimensions
W. 30 in; H. 31.5 in; D. 41 in; W. 76.2 cm; H. 80.01 cm; D. 104.14 cm;
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