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BED (DOMUS NOVA COLLECTION) | Sotheby´s
Estimated value: 10,000—15,000 US$
Reached Price : 27,000 US$
Auction:
20th Century Decorative Arts
Sales date: 2007-03-31
Location:
New York
Lot number: 236
Design
GIO PONTIManufacturer La Rinascente, Milan, Italy
Architonic id
4107523
Briarwood, walnut and patinated bronze
41 3/4 x 70 1/2 x 82 1/2 in. (106.1 x 179.1 x 209.6 cm)
This bed is part of the Domus Nova collection created by Ponti in 1928 and 1929. Stylistically the pieces in this collection are very similar to the works commissioned for the Schejola apartment and incorporated similar materials. Produced by La Rinascente, this line of modern furniture was developed for the middle class family, and incorporated furnishing for all the rooms of the home.
The three lots in this collection have been authenticated by the Gio Ponti Archives.
Provenance:
Carlos Venturini, Milan
Literature and References:
Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, New York, 1995, p. 8 (for the similar model from the Schejola apartment)
41 3/4 x 70 1/2 x 82 1/2 in. (106.1 x 179.1 x 209.6 cm)
This bed is part of the Domus Nova collection created by Ponti in 1928 and 1929. Stylistically the pieces in this collection are very similar to the works commissioned for the Schejola apartment and incorporated similar materials. Produced by La Rinascente, this line of modern furniture was developed for the middle class family, and incorporated furnishing for all the rooms of the home.
The three lots in this collection have been authenticated by the Gio Ponti Archives.
Provenance:
Carlos Venturini, Milan
Literature and References:
Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, New York, 1995, p. 8 (for the similar model from the Schejola apartment)
