Rare pair of “Diamond” lounge chairs, ca. 1953
Vinyl, fabric, brass, wood. Each: 25 1/4 in. (64.1 cm) high
Manufactured by Cassina, Italy (2).
LITERATURE Lisa Licitra Ponti and Gio Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Work, 1923-78, Cambridge, 1990, p. 194; Ugo La Pietra, Gio Ponti, New York, 1996, pp. 250-252, 281 and 287; Giampiero Bosoni, Italy: Contemporary Domestic Landscapes: 1945-2000, Milan and New York, 2001, p. 85; Marco Romanelli, Gio Ponti: A World, Milan and London, 2002, pp. 126 and 144-145; Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni Oggetti Disegni, 1920-1976, Milan, 2004, pp. 182, 192 and 247
The present and the following two lots all hail from one original commission and have been together since their manufacture. The chairs and sofa all retain their original upholstery.
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