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Lot 134
Two flower and candle holders (one prototype)
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DESIGN
ARTIST
Gio Ponti
Size
Left: 18.1 x 32 x 12 cm (7 1/8 x 12 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Right: 19.2 x 19.4 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Description
Medium
Silver-plated brass.
Signature
Executed by Lino Sabattini, Milan, Italy. Underside of prototype impressed -PORTAFIORI E CANDELIERE/PROT. LINO SABATTINI/DESIGN GIO PONTI 1956
and underside of other impressed LINO SABATTINI ITALY DESIGN GIO PONTI-1956. Together with a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Provenance
Lino Sabattini, Como
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2010
Literature
Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti: L’Arte si innamora dell’Industria, New York, 2009, pp. 303-05