Important desk
Designer
Gio Ponti
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
Fratelli Radice
Origin
Italy
Year
1949
Design Museum Section
Designed by Architects
Italian Design Icons
Categories
Desks, Secretaries
Designheroes ID
62418
Auction House
Christie's
Headquarter
London, United Kingdom
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Thinking Italian Design
Sale Location
London, United Kingdom
Important desk
Important desk, from Casa Ceccato, Milan
Burr-walnut veneer, brass, anodised aluminium
1949
executed by Fratelli Radice, Milan, Italy from the production of 2
30 ½ x 55 x 25 ½ in. (77.5 x 140 x 65 cm.)
Literature
This lot illustrated:
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 1995, p. 180, fig. 368;
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti, Interni, Oggetti, Disegni, 1920-1979, 2004, Milan, this lot illustrated in situ, p. 241.
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 1995, p. 180, fig. 368;
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti, Interni, Oggetti, Disegni, 1920-1979, 2004, Milan, this lot illustrated in situ, p. 241.
Provenance
Casa Ceccato, Milan, 1949;
Private collection, Europe;
Christie's, London, 20th Century Decorative Art + Design, 30 October 2013, lot 54;
Private collection, Europe;
Piasa, Paris, 15 April 2014, lot 130;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Private collection, Europe;
Christie's, London, 20th Century Decorative Art + Design, 30 October 2013, lot 54;
Private collection, Europe;
Piasa, Paris, 15 April 2014, lot 130;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Object
Important desk
Designer
Gio Ponti
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
Fratelli Radice
Origin
Italy
Year
1949
Design Museum Section
Designed by Architects
Italian Design Icons
Categories
Desks, Secretaries
Designheroes ID
62418
Auction House
Christie's
Headquarter
London, United Kingdom
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Thinking Italian Design
Sale Location
London, United Kingdom
