$161,000
Gio Ponti
rare sofa for Palazzo Liviano, University of Padova
Fratelli Scremin Italy, 1939 Italian walnut, leather 59¼ w x 26 d x 34¾ h in (150 x 66 x 88 cm)
result: $161,000
Sold with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti archives.
Lot is also accompanied by a copy of research documentation prepared by Laura Falconi as well as copies of original correspondence and invoices from Gio Ponti, Fratelli Scremin and the University of Padova. Signed with applied brass manufacturer's label to reverse: [Mobili D'Arte Flli. Scremin Belluno].
provenance: Palazzo Liviano, University of Padova | Private collection, New York
literature: Scremin: Mobili d'arte , de Gutty and Maino, pg. 67 illustrates this work Gio Ponti Designer: Padova 1936-1941 , Universo, pg. 50 Gio Ponti: Interiors, Objects, Drawings, 1920-1976 , Falconi, ppg. 121-123 discuss commission Archive of the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art of Liviano, Padova , images, documentation and drawings of this model
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-11-19
