Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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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Creator: Gio Ponti
Two 1940s Art Deco Coffee Pots Designed by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Calderoni, Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of two alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Forties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Fratelli Ca...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
a Pair of Gio Ponti Silver Plated 30CL Sauce Boats Servers for Berndorf
By Gio Ponti, Art.Krupp Berndorf
Located in London, Fitzrovia
a Pair of small elegant Gio Ponti Silver Plated 30CL Sauce boats for Berndorf, Austria.
We carry a large Gio Ponti /Arthur Krupp inventory.
So please let us know if you are looking ...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Flatware Set For 6 (54 Pieces)
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti complete flatware set for 6 people (54 pieces) from the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Rome;stamped with logo PDP;produced By Calderoni Ar...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
original "diamond" ceramic tiles by Gio Ponti for Joo Milano 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in taranto, IT
Wall panel composed of a very rare group of 6 ceramic tiles designed in 1960 by Gio Ponti for Joo Ceramiche Milano, "diamond" model, fire-red in white aluminum frame.
The whole panel...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Gio Ponti for Ginori Art Deco Dinner Plate, Il Circo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Riverdale, NY
Il Circo (circus) dinner plate from the mid 1930's Italy designed by Gio Ponti for Ginori. Decorated with a charming Modernist galloping horse. Age line across front, best used for d...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
original "diamond" ceramic tiles by Gio Ponti for Joo Milano 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in taranto, IT
Wall panel composed of a very rare group of 6 ceramic tiles designed in 1960 by Gio Ponti for Joo Ceramiche Milano, "diamond" model, fire-red in white aluminum frame.
The whole panel...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
1935s Art Deco Ceramic Soup Tureen by Gio Ponti for S.C. Richard
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Mid-Century Silver plated Wine Cooler or Champagne Bucket for A. Krupp
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A Mid-Century Silver plated Gio Ponti Wine Cooler or Champagne Bucket for A. Krupp.
from a series designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
Hard to come by.
Literature: Gio Po...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Coffee and Tea set on a tray, A.Krupp Milano
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A Gio Ponti 6 piece mid-century silver plated coffee and tea set on a small circular tray. Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
comprising 6 it...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
a Pair of Gio Ponti Silver Plated 30CL Sauce Boats Servers for Berndorf
By Gio Ponti, Art.Krupp Berndorf
Located in London, Fitzrovia
a Pair of small elegant Gio Ponti Silver Plated 30CL Sauce boats for Berndorf, Austria.
We carry a large Gio Ponti /Arthur Krupp inventory.
So please let us know if you are looking ...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti for Krupp Silvered Flatware Cutlery for Six, 31 pcs., Austria, 1950s
By Arthur Krupp, Art.Krupp Berndorf, Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Art Deco flatware, designed by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp and crafted in the 1950s by Krupp Berndorf in Austria. This exquisite cutlery is made from nickel-silvered Alpacca metal, characterized by its strict and geometric lines that elegantly evoke the Art Deco style prominent during Ponti's era. The collection includes six place settings, each consisting of a dinner spoon, fork, knife (plus one extra knife), a dessert spoon, and a coffee or teaspoon, totaling 31 pieces. The set is in good condition, featuring a charming patina. Notably, the smallest spoons appear to be unused. All pieces are marked. We would like to emphasize that in our other listing, we also offer a small Gio Ponti teapot...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Nickel
Ceramic tile by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori 1960s with frame
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in taranto, IT
very rare ceramic tile , produced by Richard Ginori in 1965, designed by Gio Ponti.
Published in the most important books concerning postwar Italian Ceramic production, displayed in ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot, sugar and breakfast bowls for Arthur Krupp.
Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
For a design and tea lover!
di...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Coffee and Tea set on a tray, A.Krupp Milano
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A Gio Ponti 6 piece mid-century silver plated coffee and tea set on a small circular tray. Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
comprising 6 it...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Mid-Century Silver plated Wine Cooler or Champagne Bucket for A. Krupp
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A Mid-Century Silver plated Gio Ponti Wine Cooler or Champagne Bucket for A. Krupp.
from a series designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
Hard to come by.
Literature: Gio Po...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti XL Soup Tureen 1000cl for Arthur Krupp - Milano 1960s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Gio Ponti XL Soup Tureen (1000cl) for Arthur Krupp – Milano, circa 1960s, is not just a serving piece, it's a statement of design history and functional elegance. Created by one ...
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
original "diamond" ceramic tiles by Gio Ponti for Joo Milano 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in taranto, IT
Wall panel composed of a very rare group of 6 ceramic tiles designed in 1960 by Gio Ponti for Joo Ceramiche Milano, "diamond" model, fire-red in white aluminum frame.
The whole panel...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
"Horned Mask" Gio Ponti by Sabattini Silver Plated 1970s Italian Design
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brescia, IT
"Horned Mask"
Gio Ponti
by Sabattini, 1978
Openwork metal sheet.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Ceramic tile "water and fire" design Gio Ponti for Gabbianelli, 1989
By Gio Ponti, Gabbianelli
Located in taranto, IT
Tile with a matte white background glaze with a stylized silkscreen decoration of vases and cornucopias from which water comes out, in pink and light blue colors.
Drawing by Gio Pon...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
"Fantasia Italiana" serving plate by Gio Ponti for Ceramiche Franco Pozzi, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
This serving plate manufactured by Ceramiche Franco Pozzi in Italy in the 1960s, is part of the renewed "Fantasia Italiana" collection designed by Gio Ponti.
This iconic collection t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Horse Silver Sculpture with Lino Sabattini for Christofle
By Lino Sabattini, Christofle, Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
1978 Gio Ponti designed silver plated horse sculpture, titled "Cavallo", edition Lino Sabattini for Christofle, 2008.
Very good condition. Comes with original Christofle box and non-...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Gio Ponti for Christofle Cornucopia Candelabrum
By Christofle, Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Silver plate two light candelabrum designed in 1928 by Gio Ponti for Christofle, re-issued circa 1980's.
Retains original Christofle box and pair of original clear glass bobeche.
We ...
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1980s French Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
Rare 12-person Nickel Silver cutlery set by Gio Ponti for Calderoni, 1960s
By Calderoni, Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare 12-person alpacca cutlery set designed by Gio Ponti for Argenterie Calderoni, Milan around the 1960s.
The set revisits a cutlery service designed in the 1940s by the same design...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Brass
Gio Ponti Diamond Flatware, Service for Twelve
By Reed & Barton, Gio Ponti
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A beautiful and complete service for twelve in the Diamond pattern by Gio Ponti. The line was designed in 1958 in collaboration with Italian archite...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gio Ponti Wonderfully Patinated 'Soliflore' Vase for Arthur Krupp Milano, 1930s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot, sugar and breakfast bowls for Arthur Krupp.
Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
For a design and tea lover!
di...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Set of Three 1930s Art Deco Teapots by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Fifties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Calderoni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
Gio Ponti Silver Plated Tureen and Cover, Large Sauce Boat, Serving Bowl, Krupp
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1930s-1950s Gio Ponti deep 140CL. Silver plated /Alpacca deep tureen, large sauce boat and small serving bowl designed by Gio Ponti for the VI Trienale, produced by Arthur Krupp, Milano.
Dimensions given on the main page...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Tea / coffee set from the Parco dei Principi hotel in Rome 1960s circa
By Calderoni, Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Tea or coffee set designed by Gio Ponti for the Hotel Parco Dei Principi in Rome and produced by the historic Italian manufacturer Fratelli Calderoni between 1950s and 1960s.
This vintage breakfast set consists of 5 pieces:
1 small teapot with built-in filter in the body
1 large coffee maker
1 Water Jug
1 sugar bowl
1 Tray with feet...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Two 1940s Art Deco Coffee Pots Designed by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Calderoni, Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of two alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Forties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Fratelli Ca...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
Tea service, Barbara series, design Giò PONTI for RICHARD GINORI. 1930s
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Torino, IT
Tea service for six
people in the series
Barbara,
design Giò PONTI
for RICHARD GINORI
Doccia's Victory.
The service consists of
nine pieces:
> a teapot
> a milk jug
> a sugar bowl
>...
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1930s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Trinfale Vase, Red with Silver Overlay, Italy, 1929
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Richard Ginori Earthenware form with “Triumphal chariot” relief on front, red glaze and hand-applied silver in floral motif. Exceedingly rare piece. Hand-painted signature on undersi...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
Ceramic Tile by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in London, London
Polychrome Ceramic tile
By Gio Ponti
For Richard Ginori
Titled "La Bevuta"
Marked to the reverse Richard Ginori, Made in Italy
Impressed initials RGM
Italian 1930s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
GIO PONTI - Richard Ginori - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA - 10 Piatti in porcellana - 1929
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - Richard Ginori - Pittoria di Doccia .
10 piatti in porcellana del 1929.
I piatti sono in perfetto stato, bellissimi anche per decorare una parete .
Il prezzo...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three 1930s Art Deco Teapots by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Fifties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Calderoni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
“La Canzone” ceramic tile, designed by Giò Ponti for Richard Ginori, Italy 1930s
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
“La Canzone” polychrome ceramic tile, designed by Giò Ponti for Richard Ginori - San Cristoforo, Milan 1930s.
This tile is a tangible ode to an age when the world was captivated by ...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 6 Dishes of the Series 'Italian Fantasy' Gio Ponti 60s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Dishes from the 'Fantasia Italiana' series designed by Gio Ponti for a Ceramiche Franco Pozzi production in 1967. Made of ceramic with polychrome geometric decorations, they feature ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Plates by Gio Ponti for Franco Pozzi, 1960s, Set of 2
By Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 decorative plates designed by Gio Ponti for Ceramica Franco Pozzi.
Fair condition: visible signs of wear, discolorations and some c...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti “Franco Pozzi” Ceramic Wall Decoration, 1967, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti ceramic.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti for Nino Ferrari Copper Vase, Italy, 1930s
By Nino Ferrari, Gio Ponti
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Copper
Sterling Tea Service Designed by Gio Ponti for Reed and Barton
By Gio Ponti, Reed & Barton
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A sterling tea service with sterling tray designed by Gio Ponti for Reed and Barton, pattern 440 "Diamond" the tray is #1574. The set consists of ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari Modernist Silver Plated Serving Plate Italy, 1980s
By Cleto Munari, Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century silver plated serving plate or vide poche designed and signed by Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari, in Italy during the 1980s.
The flat and efficient design on two round decentered levels, make this piece simply irresistible and iconic for midcentury lovers. In amazing conditions with no scratches on the top.
This piece will smarten a midcentury living room or a minimal bar.
Dimensions (cms):
Diameter - 32
Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century.
Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern.
Molteni&C managed a reissuing project of furniture and furnishings designed by Gio Ponti for products for these private homes and limited editions. After a long journey of research, selection and study of prototypes, the collection was exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012. This was thanks to the cooperation and the exclusively signed agreement of the Ponti heirs and the artistic director of Cerri & Associati Studio.
Gio Ponti graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan at the end of World War I, after he fought on the front line earning military decorations. In 1921 he married Giulia Vimercati, with whom he had four children: Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia and Giulio. In 1927 he opened a studio in Milan with the architect Emilio Lancia. From the beginning of the 1920’s until 1938 he worked with Richard-Ginori Manufactory and renewed its production. In 1928 he founded the Domus magazine with Gianni Mazzocchi. In 1933 he became the artistic director of Fontana Arte which was another success after the one he obtained with Richard-Ginori.
In the 1930’s he participated in the Triennale exhibitions and later he successfully managed a few of them. From 1936 to 1961 he was a professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and in 1933 was associated with Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini, until 1945. From this partnership major projects were born, including the Montecatini Palace in Milan from 1936 to 1938, in which Ponti created the "integral design" of the building and the interiors. Other works of the period were civil architecture, including the Littoria Tower in Milan in 1933, school buildings such as the School of Mathematics at the University City Rome in 1934 and the Humanities Faculty and the Rectorate of the University of Padua in 1937. There were also residential projects such as Casa Marmont in 1934 and Milan "Domus" from 1931 to 1936.
The richness of the artistic production of Cleto Munari, arises out of the discovery that every boundary is undefined, and the consequent need to create a “collection about syllables” or rather a “collection of figures” which, because of their incompleteness, luminously suggest the irrepressible quest of man’s intelligence to transfigure the world, according to his own vision. It is this a perfect complicity between the whisper of the “heart...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
Plate by Gio Ponti from 1930 small boat on the waves the blue sea San Cristoforo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Plate by Gio Ponti from 1930 with a small boat on the waves of the blue sea San Cristoforo
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti set of two silver plated bowls for Krupp Milano - Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp
Located in London, GB
A set of two silver-plated bowls with lipped saucers, with a modest elegance typical of their designer Gio Ponti. They were produced with manufacturer Krupp Milano.
Ponti (1881-1979...
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1950s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Bottle with Stopper by Gio Ponti for Venini
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown incalmo glass decanter in white and green with stopper. Unsigned. Published: Venini: Catalog Raisonné 1921-1986, Diaz de Santillana, pg. 296. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Gio Ponti Silver Plated Tureen and Cover, Large Sauce Boat, Serving Bowl, Krupp
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1930s-1950s Gio Ponti deep 140CL. Silver plated /Alpacca deep tureen, large sauce boat and small serving bowl designed by Gio Ponti for the VI Trienale, produced by Arthur Krupp, Milano.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Metal
Ceramic Plates by Gio Ponti for Franco Pozzi, 1960s, Set of 5
By Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 5 decorative plates designed by Gio Ponti for Ceramica Franco Pozzi.
Fair condition: visible signs of wear, discolorations and some chipping. A restoration is recommended.
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari Modernist Silver Plated Serving Plate Italy, 1980s
By Gio Ponti, Cleto Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century silver plate serving plate. Gio Ponti designed and signed this astonishing item for Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1980s.
The flat and efficient design on two round levels, make this piece simply irresistible and iconic for midcentury lovers.
This piece will smarten a midcentury living room or minimal and chromed bar.
This wonderful piece is in very good condition.
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Diameter - 32
Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century.
Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern.
Molteni&C managed a reissuing project of furniture and furnishings designed by Gio Ponti for products for these private homes and limited editions. After a long journey of research, selection and study of prototypes, the collection was exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012. This was thanks to the cooperation and the exclusively signed agreement of the Ponti heirs and the artistic director of Cerri & Associati Studio.
Gio Ponti graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan at the end of World War I, after he fought on the front line earning military decorations. In 1921 he married Giulia Vimercati, with whom he had four children: Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia and Giulio. In 1927 he opened a studio in Milan with the architect Emilio Lancia. From the beginning of the 1920’s until 1938 he worked with Richard-Ginori Manufactory and renewed its production. In 1928 he founded the Domus magazine with Gianni Mazzocchi. In 1933 he became the artistic director of Fontana Arte which was another success after the one he obtained with Richard-Ginori.
In the 1930’s he participated in the Triennale exhibitions and later he successfully managed a few of them. From 1936 to 1961 he was a professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and in 1933 was associated with Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini, until 1945. From this partnership major projects were born, including the Montecatini Palace in Milan from 1936 to 1938, in which Ponti created the "integral design" of the building and the interiors. Other works of the period were civil architecture, including the Littoria Tower in Milan in 1933, school buildings such as the School of Mathematics at the University City Rome in 1934 and the Humanities Faculty and the Rectorate of the University of Padua in 1937. There were also residential projects such as Casa Marmont in 1934 and Milan "Domus" from 1931 to 1936.
The richness of the artistic production of Cleto Munari, arises out of the discovery that every boundary is undefined, and the consequent need to create a “collection about syllables” or rather a “collection of figures” which, because of their incompleteness, luminously suggest the irrepressible quest of man’s intelligence to transfigure the world, according to his own vision. It is this a perfect complicity between the whisper of the “heart...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver Plate
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Gio Ponti Ceramic Sculpture" Il Pellegrino Stanco" for Richard Ginori, Milano
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Gio Ponti “Franco Pozzi” Ceramic Wall Decoration, 1967, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti ceramic.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Venini 1980's Italian Glass "A Canne" Bottle Vase Sculpture Limited Edition
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous red, blue and clear glass striped "A Canne" bottle vase limited edition sculpture. Engraved signature to bottom Venini '88 for Iveco.
Numbered 95/250.
Iveco is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturers, and is a member of the FIAT group. Iveco ordered these Venini decanters...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Blown Glass
GIO PONTI - Richard Ginori - Pittoria di Doccia - 5 piatti in porcellana - 1929
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - 5 Piatti in porcellana del 1929,. della manifattura RICHARD GINORI - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA.
I piatti sono in perfetto stato, bellissimi anche per decorare una parete, vengono venduti sia singolarmente che tutti insieme.
Il prezzo...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
GIO PONTI - Richard Ginori - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA - Coppia di piatti in porcellana
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - RICHARD GINORI - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA.
2 Piatti da parata in porcellana datati 1929, quando ancora la RICHARD GINORI era sotto la direzione del architetto GIO PONTI.
I piat...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Straw Holder by Broggi Milano for Hotel Europa in the manner of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Fratelli Broggi, Milano
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A rare art deco straw holder designed by Gio Ponti for Bar Pasticceria Alemagna at Piazza Duomo in Milano.
The shape is simple and sleek and elegant. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver Plate
Gio’ Ponti “ Elephant “ Porcelain Gold 1927 italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - Porcellana manifattura di DOCCIA - Anno 1927.
Bellissimo esemplare in porcellana da collezione , realizzato nella fabbrica di DOCCIA e disegnato alla fine degli anni 20 q...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Granite
Pair of Silver Plate Cheese Holders by Gio Ponti for Calderoni, Italy, 1940s
By Calderoni, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of cheese holder by Gio Ponti for F.lli Calderoni.
SIlver plate frame holding a crystal bowl with star shaped grinds.
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1940s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver Plate
Gio Ponti and Paolo Venini A Canne Morandiane Series Glass for Venini, 1955
By Paolo Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Large Gio Ponti and Paolo Venini A Canne Morandiane series murano glass for Venini, 1955
Signed with three-line acid stamp to underside 'Venini Murano ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Murano Glass
ceramic tile panel "triennale" design Gio Ponti for Marazzi
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Gio Ponti
Located in taranto, IT
ceramic panel composed of four iconic and famous "triennial" tiles also known as "four times curved," designed in the 1960s by Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli for Ceramiche Marazzi.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian International Style Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Aluminum
Striped ‘A Canne’ Glass Carafe by Gio Ponti for Venini
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Chicago, IL
Small, striped glass carafe by Gio Ponti for Venini.
This is an ‘A Canne’ or caned glass carafe or pitcher. It was produced in Italy at the Venini glass factory. In 1921 Venini and ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Glass, Blown Glass
Gio Ponti and Carlo Alberto Rossi Rare Bucchero Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti and Carlo Alberto Rossi rare classical Bucchero ceramic vase with two handles, Italy, circa 1951. Signed C. A. Rossi under the base.
Bu...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Alpaca
Gio Ponti serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Gio Ponti serveware, ceramics, silver and glass are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gio Ponti serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 93 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass by Gio Ponti were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider serveware, ceramics, silver and glass by Aldo Londi, Ercole Barovier, and Salviati. Prices for Gio Ponti serveware, ceramics, silver and glass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $83 and can go as high as $24,080, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,885.
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- What was Gio Ponti famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Gio Ponti was famous for his work as an architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor. He 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. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Gio Ponti furniture.