About Donzella Ltd.
Donzella is a curated gallery space that has specialized in post-war design since its inception in the early 1990s. Largely comprised of works by American interior designers and architects, as well as Italian architects and industrial designers, Paul Donzella's catalog of period furniture and lighting sets exceptional standards of form, quality, and rarity. This same criteria informs an expanded program of contemporary works by sophisticated talents from France, Italy, and the United States, with many pieces created by the artists exclusively for the gallery.
Established in 19921stDibs seller since 2003
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Featured Pieces
Gio Ponti, Rare Set of Framed Tiles
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Enamel-glazed ironstone, wood frames. From the Stanchi series. Made by San Cristoforo. Hand painted tiles, each featuring on figure, Le Lettura and Il Fumatore Stanco. Each tile is s...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Gio Ponti, Protoype Telephone Side
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Ashwood, laminate, brass and rubber. This portable side table, designed as a prototype, eventually found it's way into Ponti's home for his personal use. Produced by RIV, Turin, and ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Display Cabinet
By Giordano Chiesa, Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Ferrara walnut root, hand-painted & lithographic transfer-printed wood, brass, light. This piece was created in collaboration with Piero Fornasetti and produced by Giordano Chiesa. T...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Table Lamp
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Glazed porcelain, brass, paper shade, cord. Early variant of a known Ponti form. This example has illustrations of cartography, animals, and religious iconography, among other things...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Cocktail Table
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in New York, NY
Tempered glass, brass, Egyptian alabaster. Executed by Giordano Chiesa, Milan. Very few examples of this model were ever made. Each varied in size and stone specimen, making each tab...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Dining Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Italian walnut, brass. Rare six-legged dining table with intricate stretcher configuration and shaped brass sabots. Likely produced by Giordana Chiesa. This is a custom piece that is...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Sofa
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, upholstery, brass. Dynamic wooden frame with upholstered seat and three separate back cushions. Likely produced by Ettore Colombo e Fratelli, Cantù. Another great design that...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Pair of Framed Tiles
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Enamel-glazed ironstone, wood frames. From the Vendemmia series. Made by San Cristoforo. Hand painted tiles, each featuring 2 figures, La Bevutta and Il Trasporto, which were from a ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Enamel
Gio Ponti Triennale Lounge Chairs
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, brass, leather. Sculptural and rare chair model produced by I.S.A. Bergamo.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Rare Armchair
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, burled walnut, fabric. Most likely produced by Quarti, Italy. This chair is part of a small group that came from one collection. Each piece was a custom design and most likel...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Gio Ponti Custom High Back Armchair
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, burled walnut, fabric. High-back armchair most likely produced by Quarti, Italy. This chair is part of a small group that came from one collection. Each piece was a custom de...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gio Ponti Custom Sculptural Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Elm veneer, ash, brass. Gio Ponti commissioned desk, featuring two-drawers and asymmetric lines. Produced in Milan by Giordano Chiesa for the Villa Goldschmidt in Buenos Aires. Cert...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Gio Ponti, Rare Set of Framed Tiles
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Enamel-glazed ironstone, wood frames. From the Stanchi series. Made by San Cristoforo. Hand painted tiles, each featuring on figure, Le Lettura and Il Fumatore Stanco. Each tile is s...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Gio Ponti, Protoype Telephone Side
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Ashwood, laminate, brass and rubber. This portable side table, designed as a prototype, eventually found it's way into Ponti's home for his personal use. Produced by RIV, Turin, and ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Display Cabinet
By Giordano Chiesa, Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Ferrara walnut root, hand-painted & lithographic transfer-printed wood, brass, light. This piece was created in collaboration with Piero Fornasetti and produced by Giordano Chiesa. T...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Table Lamp
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Glazed porcelain, brass, paper shade, cord. Early variant of a known Ponti form. This example has illustrations of cartography, animals, and religious iconography, among other things...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Cocktail Table
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in New York, NY
Tempered glass, brass, Egyptian alabaster. Executed by Giordano Chiesa, Milan. Very few examples of this model were ever made. Each varied in size and stone specimen, making each tab...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Dining Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Italian walnut, brass. Rare six-legged dining table with intricate stretcher configuration and shaped brass sabots. Likely produced by Giordana Chiesa. This is a custom piece that is...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Sofa
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, upholstery, brass. Dynamic wooden frame with upholstered seat and three separate back cushions. Likely produced by Ettore Colombo e Fratelli, Cantù. Another great design that...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, Rare Pair of Framed Tiles
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Enamel-glazed ironstone, wood frames. From the Vendemmia series. Made by San Cristoforo. Hand painted tiles, each featuring 2 figures, La Bevutta and Il Trasporto, which were from a ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Enamel
Gio Ponti Triennale Lounge Chairs
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, brass, leather. Sculptural and rare chair model produced by I.S.A. Bergamo.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Rare Armchair
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, burled walnut, fabric. Most likely produced by Quarti, Italy. This chair is part of a small group that came from one collection. Each piece was a custom design and most likel...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Gio Ponti Custom High Back Armchair
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, burled walnut, fabric. High-back armchair most likely produced by Quarti, Italy. This chair is part of a small group that came from one collection. Each piece was a custom de...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gio Ponti Custom Sculptural Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Elm veneer, ash, brass. Gio Ponti commissioned desk, featuring two-drawers and asymmetric lines. Produced in Milan by Giordano Chiesa for the Villa Goldschmidt in Buenos Aires. Cert...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass