Rare Display Cabinet by Gio Ponti & Piero Fornasetti

Italy | 1950 Ferrara walnut root, hand-painted & lithographic transfer-printed wood, brass, light. Produced by Giordano Chiesa. Top section with illuminated display areas, center drop-down desk, & lower storage compartment. Decorated by Piero Fornasetti, with maps & imagery of Venice. Original key included.

h. 86.5" w. 39.5" d. 23.0"

Condition: Very good vintage condition. Wood has been touched up & polished. Light has been replaced at some point.

Notes: Certificate of Expertise issued by the Gio Ponti Archives.
Provenance: Casa Ceccato – Via Monferrato, Milan. Private collection. Christie's, London, 22 March 2006. Private collection – Los Angeles, CA.
Published: Domus, vol. 256, 1951, pg. 31. Gio Ponti: l'arte si innamora dell'industria, La Pietra. Pg. 161, pl. 342. Piero Fornasetti, Designer of Dreams, Mauriès. Pg. 53. Il design italiano degli anni '50, Branzi, ed. Pg. 111, pl. 322.

Ref: 34 GP 05