PONTI Gio

PONTI Gio

Gio PONTI (1891–1979)

Exceptional and Rare Round Grid Coffee Table by Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa
Italy, circa 1945–1948 / 1960s

An exceptional and rare round grid coffee table designed by Gio Ponti (1891–1979) and executed by Giordano Chiesa, one of the master craftsmen closely associated with Ponti’s most important furniture designs.

The table exemplifies Ponti’s extraordinary ability to combine architectural geometry with visual lightness. Its distinctive circular grid construction creates a sophisticated rhythm of lines and open spaces, transforming a functional piece of furniture into an almost architectural composition. The purity of the circular form is balanced by the graphic quality of the grid, producing a design of remarkable modernity.

This particular example is distinguished not only by its design but also by its exceptional documented provenance and authentication history. Coming from Casa Licitra and the Licitra-Ponti family in Italy, the table is accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Lisa Licitra Ponti and Caterina Licitra Ponti, as well as authentication from the Gio Ponti Archives in Milan.

Dating note: According to Gio Ponti expert Salvatore Licitra, the table was executed circa 1945–1948, a dating he confirmed to the Consulate General of Italy in connection with the 2013 Los Angeles exhibition. However, Lisa Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti’s daughter and Salvatore Licitra’s mother, subsequently confirmed that the table was designed by Gio Ponti and dated it to the 1960s. Both opinions are recorded here in order to preserve the complete documented history of the work.

This Gio Ponti table was featured at an exhibition consecrated to Gio Ponti in Los Angeles:
La Casa All'Italiana. Gio Ponti in L.A, Residence of the Consul General of Italy, Los Angeles, June 20-30, 2013.

Provenance:

Casa Licitra, Licitra-Ponti Family, Italy.
Certificate of authenticity from Lisa Licitra Ponti with the Gio Ponti Archives stamp.
Certificate of authenticity from Caterina Licitra Ponti.
Authenticated by Gio Ponti Archives, Milan through an email issued on May 21, 2013.

Literature:

Arredamento Moderno, Roberto Aloi, 1939.
"GIO PONTI" by Ugo La Pietra, p.58 fig.133, p.61 fig.139.
"GIO PONTI" by Lisa Licitra Ponti, the complete work 1923-1978, p.82.
La Casa All'Italiana. Gio Ponti in L.A, exhibition catalog 2013.

The third and the fourth pictures show the table while it was displayed at the exhibition consecrated to Gio Ponti, at the Consul General of Italy residence.

Price : Upon Request

Materials / Techniques: Multiple Fruitwoods base, Glass top

Condition: Excellent. Original Condition.

Measurements: Height - 17 3/4" x Diameter - 51"

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