LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Oak, oak-veneered wood, brass, mirrored glass.

Size Notes:

48 x 37 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (121.9 x 94.6 x 46.4 cm)

Edition:

Manufactured by Dassi, Milan, Italy. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives.

Description:

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Condition:

The wood surfaces have been re-polished and present with scattered minor scuffs, fine scratches, shallow indentations, and a few very small touch-ups along the edges. The brass sabots and mirror mount and frame present with oxidation consistent with age. The mirror presents with scattered oxidation and fine scratches to the silver backing, consistent with age.

Literature:

"Dassi," Domus, no. 317, April 1956, n.p.
Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 151
Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti: L’arte si innamora dell’industria, New York, 2009, pp. 367, 373

Provenance:

Private collection, France<br />Thence by descent to the present owner, circa 2000