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Gio Ponti Furniture

Italian, 1891-1979

An architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor, Gio Ponti was arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Italian modernism.

Ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products — from cabinets, mirrors and chairs to ceramics and coffeemakers — and his buildings, including the brawny Pirelli Tower (1956) in his native Milan, and the castle-like Denver Art Museum (1971), were erected in 14 countries. Through Domus, the magazine he founded in 1928, Ponti brought attention to virtually every significant movement and creator in the spheres of modern art and design.

The questing intelligence Ponti brought to Domus is reflected in his work: as protean as he was prolific, Ponti’s style can’t be pegged to a specific genre.

In the 1920s, as artistic director for the Tuscan porcelain maker Richard Ginori, he fused old and new; his ceramic forms were modern, but decorated with motifs from Roman antiquity. In pre-war Italy, modernist design was encouraged, and after the conflict, Ponti — along with designers such as Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, Marco Zanuso — found a receptive audience for their novel, idiosyncratic work. Ponti’s typical furniture forms from the period, such as the wedge-shaped Distex chair, are simple, gently angular, and colorful; equally elegant and functional. In the 1960s and ’70s, Ponti’s style evolved again as he explored biomorphic shapes, and embraced the expressive, experimental designs of Ettore Sottsass Jr., Joe Colombo and others.

Ponti's signature furniture piece — the one by which he is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Germany’s Vitra Design Museum and elsewhere — is the sleek Superleggera chair, produced by Cassina starting in 1957. (The name translates as “superlightweight” — advertisements featured a model lifting it with one finger.)

Ponti had a playful side, best shown in a collaboration he began in the late 1940s with the graphic artist Piero Fornasetti. Ponti furnishings were decorated with bright finishes and Fornasetti's whimsical lithographic transfer prints of things such as butterflies, birds or flowers; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts possesses a 1950 secretary from their Architetturra series, which feature case pieces covered in images of building interiors and facades. The grandest project Ponti and Fornasetti undertook, however, lies on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean: the interiors of the luxury liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.

Widely praised retrospectives at the Queens Museum of Art in 2001 and at the Design Museum London in 2002 sparked a renewed interest in Ponti among modern design aficionados. (Marco Romanelli’s monograph, which was written for the London show, offers a fine overview of Ponti’s work.) Today, a wide array of Ponti’s designs are snapped up by savvy collectors who want to give their homes a touch of Italian panache and effortless chic.

Find a range of vintage Gio Ponti desks, dining chairs, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Art Deco
Creator: Gio Ponti
Soliflore Vases by Gio Ponti for Krupp Milano, 1930's
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
The so called Soliflore vase designed by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp, Milano- Designed for the VI Triennale in 1936. And produced between the 1930's through to the 1950's. The sha...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Silver Plate

Rare Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Grissinato Mahogany
By Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti, writing desk, walnut, mahogany, glass, Italy, 1940s This writing table, a rare find designed by Gio Ponti, originates from the 1940s. The design is truly magnificent, fea...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Glass, Mahogany, Walnut

Gio’ Ponti Box Ceramic 1927 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Box Gio Ponti 1930
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Gio’ Ponti Scattola Ceramic 1930 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Box Richard Ginori “ Gio’ Ponti”
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Gio Ponti Ceramic Vase for Richard Ginori San Cristoforo, Italy, cirka 1930
By Richard Ginori, Richard-Ginori San Cristoforo, Gio Ponti
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful oval shaped, tapered, ceramic vase with hand painted gold decorations. Designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Milan, Italy, circa 1930. Great condition. H...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with six drawers by Gio Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with six drawers by Gio Ponti, 1940s Sideboard with rectangular wooden top. It has six striped wood drawers with each a hole with a turned wooden f...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Brass

Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with four doors by Gio Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with four doors by Gio Ponti, 1940s Sideboard with rectangular wooden top. It has four striped wood doors, each with a hole with a turned wooden fr...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Brass

1930 Gio Ponti Calderoni Art Deco Alpacca Argento Portafrutta Secchiello
By Gio Ponti, Calderoni
Located in Brescia, IT
Secchiello Portafrutta F.lli Calderoni, Milano Italy, 1930 Raro Secchiello in Alpacca Argentato Marchio impresso sotto la base Eccellenti condizioni
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Metal

1930 Gio Ponti Calderoni Alpacca Argento Monofiore Vaso _ set di 4
By Gio Ponti, Calderoni
Located in Brescia, IT
Gruppo di 4 Monofiore des. Gio Ponti Calderoni, Milano 1930s Alpacca argentato Marchio impresso sul fondo Eccellenti condizioni
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Gio Ponti Candelabra Fleche Lamps
By Gio Ponti, Christofle
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of early edition Gio Ponti candelabra fleche lamps, an original cornucopia design of interlaced tapered horns framing a single arrow, imagine...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Pewter

1930s Art Deco Ceramic Cake Service Designed by Gio Ponti for S. C. Richard
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An art deco cake service designed by Gio Ponti in the Thirties and manufactured in Italy by S. C. Richard. The service is composed by 8 pieces, 1 cake pl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Le Mie Donne Plate 1937
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Hanover, MA
Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Le Mie Donne in gold on scalloped edge white porcelain plate. marked and numbered on bottom. Le Mie Donne is the first family of decorations designed by Giò Ponti. Ponti made important alterations to the Le Mie Donne series over the years, having the designs applied to piattelle (wall plates) and large and small jar-shaped and oval vases. With the aim of proposing a style that would suit Parisian tastes, on the occasion of the Exposition Nationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925, Ponti tried to blend the revival of classicism with Art Deco. The Le Mie Donne series consists of three compositions: Women on clouds, Women among ropes and Women on flowers. The women on clouds were the first of these to be designed and presented in the form of samples at the exhibition in Monza in 1923. The designs for this series are composed of sketches of buildings...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Gold

Gio Ponti for Ginori Art Deco Dinner Plates, Il Circo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Riverdale, NY
Il Circo (circus) dinner plates from the mid 1930's Italy designed by Gio Ponti for Ginori. Each decorated with a charming Modernist figure of a circus perfor...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

1940s Art Deco Set of Three Alpaca Coffee Pot By Krupp Designed by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Art.Krupp Berndorf
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Krupp Milano in the Forties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Krupp and Jolly...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Alpaca

1935s Art Deco Ceramic Soup Tureen by Gio Ponti for S.C. Richard
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A ceramic soup tureen manufactured by S. C. Richard in Italy in the 1935, decor representing a sail boat has been designed by Gio Ponti. Soup tureen was part of a dinner service, it'...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Silver-Plated milk jug and gravy boat by Gio Ponti for Calderoni, 1930s
By Calderoni, Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
These rare Alpacca items were designed by Gio Ponti for Calderoni Argentieria in the 1930s. They remain in very good vintage condition: normal oxidation of silver metal which can be ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Alpaca

Gio Ponti Ceramic Box for Richard Ginori San Cristoforo, Italy, 1927
By Gio Ponti, Richard-Ginori San Cristoforo, Richard Ginori
Located in Malmö, SE
A glazed and hand painted porcelain box and cover with figural serpent finial. Model no. 5709, 'The passions of man'. Designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Milan, Italy, circa 1...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

An Art Deco Style Porcelain Round Bowl Designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing porcelain bowl designed by Giò Ponti and manufactured by Richard Ginori, it's in pwerfect condition probably never used. The bowl is has a distinct and bold Art Deco aesth...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Porcelain

Ceramic Vase by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Immerse your space in the timeless elegance of Gio Ponti's Ceramic Vase for Richard Ginori, a masterpiece from the 1930s. Ponti, a maestro of design, lends his artistic finesse to th...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Art Deco Gio Ponti Planter for Richard Ginori Italy
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A rare and beautiful striking planter designed by Gio Ponti during the 1930's for Italian manufacturer Richard Ginori, which still is in production today doing collaborations with fa...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Gio Ponti Ceramic Cigarette Box for Richard Ginori, Italy 1930s
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti Ceramic Cigarette Box for Richard Ginori Italy 1930s The box was later ( 1940s ) repainted in light green with flower blossoms.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia Rare Set of Three Three-Arm Sconces
By Emilio Lancia, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia exquisite early and rare set of three 3-arm sconces or wall lights with elegantly draped arms radiating upwards from central foliate motif and ending in i...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Aluminum, Brass

Art Deco Gio Ponti Richard Ginori Withe Porcelain Coffee Set, Italy 1933
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Sacile, PN
"Barbara White Porcelain with Gold accents coffee set by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori. "Barbara" coffee set , designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Gin...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Porcelain

Gio Ponti for Nino Ferrari Copper Vase, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Nino Ferrari
Located in Milan, IT
Beautiful copper vase designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Nino Ferrari for Casa & Giardino, Italy, 1930s.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Copper

Set of 6 Gio Ponti (Attributed.) Coffe Cups for Krupp, Milano, Art Déco 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 Alpaca cups, Arthur Krupp, Milan 1930. The cups, clearly Art Dèco in style, were made in the 1930s in Milan for Krupp, exactly in the perio...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Alpaca

Gio Ponti Alpaca Coffee Set for the Sixth Triennale, Italy, 1930s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti Alpaca Coffee set for the XI Triennale, Italy 1930s.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Alpaca

Gio Ponti 'Vendemmia' series two tiles for Richard Ginori, Italy, 1920s
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti two 'Vendemmia' series tiles in frames for Richard Ginori, Italy, 1920s Fully marked.   
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic, Wood

Set of 12 Ginori Lavender Rimmed Soup Bowls By Gio Ponti
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Ginori soup bowls have a fresh modern feel though they date from 1920. Designed by Gio Ponti, the Art Deco/ neoclassical style is both architectural yet decorative. Th...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

Gio Ponti, Tea for 6 with Dessert Plates, in Porcelain Richard Ginori, Year 1939
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - servizio da the DA 6 in porcellana RICHARD GINORI, decorazione di Doccia. Periodo. ART DECO Pezzi. 21
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Porcelain

Gio Ponti Teacups and Saucers for Ginori, Il Circo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of 4 Il Circo (circus) tea cups and saucers from the mid 1930's Italy designed by Gio Ponti for Ginori. Each decorated with a charming Modernist figure of...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Porcelain

Italian Armoire by Gio Ponti for P. Lietti, 1928
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Lietti & Figli, Luigi Brusotti
Located in Meda, MB
This wardrobe was produced in Italy, in Cantù (small village in the north of Italy, next to Milan), by Paolo Lietti & Figli and designed by Gio Ponti. It features a mirror manufactur...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Bronze

Italian Art Deco Set by Gio Ponti for P. Lietti, 1928
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Lietti & Figli, Luigi Brusotti
Located in Meda, MB
This set was produced in Italy, in Cantù (small village in the north of Italy, next to Milan), by Paolo Lietti & Figli and designed by Gio Ponti. It features a mirror manufactured by Luigi Brusotti a matching dresser and an armoire...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Bronze

Gio Ponti Wonderfully Patinated 'Soliflore' Vase for Arthur Krupp Milano, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in Tilburg, NL
A truly beautiful so called 'Soliflore' vase designed by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp Milano in the 1930s. The shape is simple and sleek, but very elegan...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Silver

Gio Ponti for Nino Ferrari Large Hammered Copper Vase, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti, Nino Ferrari
Located in Milan, IT
Beautiful hammered copper vase designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Nino Ferrari for Casa & Giardino, Italy, 1930s.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Copper

Italian dresser by Gio Ponti for P. Lietti, 1928
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Lietti & Figli, Luigi Brusotti
Located in Meda, MB
This dresser was produced in Italy, in Cantù (small village in the north of Italy, next to Milan), by Paolo Lietti & Figli and designed by Gio Ponti. It features a mirror manufacture...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Bronze

Gio Ponti Ceramic Sculpture" Il Pellegrino Stanco" for Richard Ginori, Milano
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sample of one most important designers of the 20th century, Glazed ceramic, Gio Ponti, made for Richard Ginori and marked S Christoforo, Milano.
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Gio Ponti & Emilio Lancia Wood and Rush Armchair for Domus Nova, Italy, 1929
By Emilio Lancia, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Spectacular Armchair by Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia for Domus Nova. Italy 1929. A supreme example of Italian Art Deco design.
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Rush, Wood

1930s Gio' Ponti Design for Arthur Krupp Milano Bowl
By Gio Ponti
Located in Biella, IT
Gio' Ponti design bowl for Arthur Krupp Milano years 1930 rare typology the bowl, is in good vintage condition Measure; diameter 15 inches with ha...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Stainless Steel

Gio Ponti for Ginori Shallow Bowls, Il Circo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of 5 Il Circo (circus) shallow bowls from the mid 1930's Italy designed by Gio Ponti for Ginori. Each decorated with a charming Modernist figure of a circus performer. 5.5" x 1". 1930's Italy. Matching tea cups...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Porcelain

Gio Ponti & Pietro Chiesa, Unique Cigars Box, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Firenze, IT
Unique piece. “Grissinato” turned wood box with decorated blue crystal, blue corrugated crystal lid, hand-decorated. “Pipe smoking man” decoration. Designed by masters Gio Ponti &...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

Brass Lamp with Parchment Shade
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, Park Royal
A stylish Brass Lamp with Parchment Shade
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Brass

Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Maritime Vase, Seascape with Boat, Italy, 1930
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Italian Vase (circa 1930) decorated with a maritime scene of a ship at sea, signed to base and further marked overall: 6 x 5 3/4 inches Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Porcelain

Gio’ Ponti “ Richard Ginori” Vase Ceramic 1929 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio’ Ponti vase ceramic 1929 Italy. Mark . San Cristoforo - RICHARD GINORI - Made in Italy
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Circus Ceramic Vase by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Ceramic vase by Gio Ponti (1891-1979). Two-Handled vase decorated in relief with circus theme. Valerio Terraroli (2007) "Italian Art Ceramics: ...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

1930s Gio Ponti for Nino Ferrari Art Deco Italian Copper Vase
By Gio Ponti, Nino Ferrari
Located in Brescia, IT
Wrought copper vase "Nino Ferrari" engraved on the base Perfect condition.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Copper

Gio Ponti Richard Ginori San Cristoforo Ceramic Tile 1930 Signed
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti Richard Ginori San Cristoforo ceramic tile 1930, with polychrome decorations depicting flowers pot with insects, Italy.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Gio Ponti, Emilio Lancia Art Deco Italian Design Brass Six-Lights Chandelier
By Gio Ponti, Emilio Lancia
Located in Firenze, IT
This 1930s original vintage important six arms chandelier made of gilt and burnished brass with white lacquered details is attributable to the designer Gio Ponti and the architect Em...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Giò Ponti, 1930, Ceramic Wall Tiles
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
N.4 ceramic wall tiles, 1930, square form, each framed, each signed Richard Ginori S.Cristoforo Milano Giò Ponti.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Furniture

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Ceramic

Porcelain Soup Tureen by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Impero Collection 1976
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, MI
Porcelain soup tureen by Richard Ginori, Impero model designed by Gio Ponti and made in 1976 Ø cm 24 Ø cm 28 h cm 25 Company of Lombard origin founded in 1896 when the Marquis Carl...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Furniture

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Porcelain

Gio Ponti furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Gio Ponti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gio Ponti furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 567 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 129 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Gio Ponti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Bellini, and Osvaldo Borsani. Prices for Gio Ponti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $83 and can go as high as $88,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,193.

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