Lotus Lounge Chair by Gio Ponti for Cassina

Italy | c. 1957 Painted & oxidized brass, upholstery.
Produced by Cassina, Meda, Italy. A rare model.

h. 27.0" w. 53.0" d. 32.0"

arm h. 26.0" seat h. 16.0"

Condition: Very good condition. Recently reupholstered.
Brass legs have been sensitively touched up and show oxidation and moderate paint loss. Structurally sound.

Notes: Provenance: Alfredo and Irene Goldschmidt villa– Buenos Aires, Argentina, commissioned from the artist, circa 1957
Thence by descent to the present owner.

LITERATURE:

“Mostra a Villa Olmo”, Domus, no. 335, October 1957, p. 43
"'Proposte per la casa’ alla XI Triennale", Domus, no. 337, December 1957, p. 32
A. Branzi and M. de Lucchi, eds., Il design italiano degli anni ’50, Milan, 1981, p. 81, no. 191
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, pp. 184, 186, 248-249
A. Greco, Gio Ponti: La Villa PLanchart a Caracas, Rome, 2008, p. 83

This lot is accompanied by a certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives.
H. Gomez, El Cerrito: La Obra Maestra de Gio Ponti en Caracas, Caracas, 2008, pp. 42, 47, 279
U. La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 238, nos. 504-505
I. de Guttry and M. P. Maino, Il mobile italiano degli anni ‘40 e ’50, Rome, 2010, p. 240, no. 32
S. Bouilhet-Dumas, Gio Ponti: Arhi-Designer, Paris, 2018, p. 200
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, pp. 350-351, 451, 462-463








Thence by descent to the present owner

Ref: 72 GP 24