Estimate
€ 6.000 - 8.000
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Current bid Starting bid
€ 4.500
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At auction on Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 17:00
Information
80 x 125 x 40 cm
Gio Ponti
Gio Ponti
Console designed for the Vetrocoke offices, Palazzo Ferrania, Milan
Vitrex glass, cherry wood, rubber-covered metal and brass
Signature VITREX under the glass top
Italian manufacture, Italy
The lot is sold together with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives, Milan, Italy
Provenance
Private collection, Rome
Literature
Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti, interni - oggetti - disegni, 1920-1976, Electa, 2004, for a similar model
Domus, no. 135, March 1939, Il cristallo negli uffici, p. 47 for a similar model
Domus, no. 135, March 1939, Il cristallo negli uffici, p. 47 for a similar model
Specialist Notes
The console was designed by Gio Ponti in 1939, for the furniture of the Vetrocoke company offices of Palazzo Ferrania, in Milan.
The structure is entirely made of Vitrex glass, held together by metal brackets, and supported on wooden base.
There are several variants of the same design in terms of size and details, such as wooden foot bars or wooden side drawers.
The structure is entirely made of Vitrex glass, held together by metal brackets, and supported on wooden base.
There are several variants of the same design in terms of size and details, such as wooden foot bars or wooden side drawers.
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