Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, from the First Class Ballroom of the Augustus transatlantic ocean liner
Lot Closed
September 27, 02:31 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, from the First Class Ballroom of the Augustus transatlantic ocean liner
1950
Velvet upholstery and beech wood
71.3 x 77 x 73,5 cm.; 28⅛ x 30¼ x 29 in.
70 x 77.7 x 73 cm.; 27½ x 30⅝ x 28¾ in.
Augustus transatlantic ocean liner, Italy, 1950
Casa d'Aste Capitolium, Brescia, 25 November 2015, lot 259
Acquired from the above by the current owner
Opere d'arte sull'Augustus, Domus, no 272, July 1952, p. 26
Paolo Piccione, Gio Ponti: Le navi, Il progetto degli interni navali 1948-1953, Viareggio, 2007, p. 33, fig. 41
The lot is sold together with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives, Milan, Italy.
