Gio Ponti (1891-1979) for Venini
Rare Pair of Sconces
Italy, 1946-50
Gio Ponti (1891-1979) for Venini
Rare Pair of Sconces
Italy, 1946-50
9 h x 18 1⁄2 w x 5 d in (23 x 47 x 13 cm)
Hand-blown colored and clear Murano glass and nickel-plated sockets. Rewired to U.S. standards.
Sold with certificate of authenticity from Gio Ponti archives.
Provenance
Literature
Ugo La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 155, no. 335 for similar model
Lisa Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti The Complete Works 1923-1978, Cambridge, 1990, p. 130 for similar model
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., 1000 Lights, Volume 1: 1879 to 1959, Cologne, 2005, p. 408 for similar model
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass: Its history, artists and techniques, Volume 1, Turin, 2007, p. 60 for similar model
Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1986, Milan, 2000, p. 257, p. 96 for similar model
Price: SOLD
Item #: PON401