Desk Model AP1025 by Gio Ponti & Giordano Chiesa

Italy | 1953 Walnut, ash, brass. Desk features two drawers and open storage. Ponti once wrote of this desk design, "This is my masterpiece. I call it my show horse: I mean it is a piece of furniture that is very simple but not formally inert".

h. 32.0" w. 70.25" d. 27.25"

Condition: Very good vintage condition. Finish shows beautifully with minimal signs of age. Recently the wood was cleaned, a few areas were touched up, and a coat of wax was applied. Brass feet show overall oxidation and signs of age.

Notes: Sold with a Certificate of Authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Provenance: Christie's, New York, 2007. Private collection.
Published: "Forma d'una scrivania," Domus, No. 289. December 1953. Pg. 52. "Alloggio uniambientale alla Triennale," Domus, No. 301. December 1954. Pg. 31.

Ref: 40 GP 18