Armchair (Hotel Parco dei Principi) | Wright
Estimated value: 2000-3000 US$
Auction:
Important Italian Design
Sales date: 2006-12-05
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 708
Design
Carlo di Carli and Gio PontiManufacturer Cassina
Architonic id
4106865
Armchair from the Parco dei Principi, Roma.
Lacquered walnut, upholstery
22.5 w x 21 d x 33.75 h
The form was originally presented at the IX Triennale, Milan in 1951. Signed with manufacturer's decal label to underside of each example: [Figli di Amedeo Cassina Meda Italy].
Literature:
Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, de Guttry and Maino, pg. 159 illustrates variation of this form Gio Ponti: L'Arte Si Innamora Dell'Industria, La Pietra, pg. 370
Lacquered walnut, upholstery
22.5 w x 21 d x 33.75 h
The form was originally presented at the IX Triennale, Milan in 1951. Signed with manufacturer's decal label to underside of each example: [Figli di Amedeo Cassina Meda Italy].
Literature:
Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, de Guttry and Maino, pg. 159 illustrates variation of this form Gio Ponti: L'Arte Si Innamora Dell'Industria, La Pietra, pg. 370
