Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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
Pair of Gio Ponti Black Walnut Lacquered Side Tables from Hotel Royal Naples
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of luggage-racks, side tables designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Giordano Chiesa for the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
in 2005 arch. Cristina Longo used original items from Hotel Royal in Naples and she has made 10 limited editon pair of stands in black lacquered for a private residence in Rome, Italy ( pubblished in AD ITALY, march 2010)
Italian lacquered walnut, brass. Brass details: Handles, foot and seven sections on top (each Stand)
this version is with three horizontal slats in the Sub-shelfs and different brass sabots
limted edition: n. 10 of 10
Measures: Height 65 cm; 65x 42 cm, height without handle 51,5 cm
These items comes directly form the original furniture of the Hotel in Naples (original Hotel Royal invoice).
Sold with a copy of a letter of authentication from Lisa Licitra Ponti.
a pair of luggage racks from the same private provenience (compendio gallery...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
Gio Ponti Pair of Geometric Nesting Tables with Mirrored Tops, Italy, 1950's
By Pietro Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891 - 1979) and Pietro Chiesa (1892 - 1948)
A handsome pair of asymmetrical side tables by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontan...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Mirror, Walnut
Expertly Restored - Gio Ponti Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
Gio Ponti Travertine Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Highland, IN
Sublime mid-century Italian design at its best, this coffee table by Gio Ponti by Singer & Son features a stunning piece of travertine marble supported by an Italian walnut base with...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
Gio Ponti's rare four crossed wooden spokes coffee table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2535
Gio Ponti (1991-1979)
Rare four crossed wooden spokes coffee table with glass top.
1950s manufacturing.
Authentication certificate from the Ponti archive.
105xh39
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass
Set of 7 Gio Ponti Modular Hexagonal Coffee Tables, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the epitome of mid-century Italian design with this exceptionally rare set of modular coffee tables by Gio Ponti, meticulously crafted by ISA Bergamo in the 1950s...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Mid Century table by Gio Ponti for ISA, Bergarmo.
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Stylish, simple table designed by the Italian Design Master Gio ponti for ISA, Bergarmo.
Gio Ponti designed this particular coffee table for his friend and editor Aldo Garzanti who d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Italian Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Glass Circular Coffee Table by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A rare and iconic Italian Mid-Century Modern Round Cocktail Table in Solid Walnut by the Italian master architect and designer Gio Ponti. The piece presents an original and bold desi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Set of 7 Gio Ponti Modular Hexagonal Coffee Tables, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare set of modular coffee tables was designed by Gio Ponti and produced by ISA Bergamo in Italy in the 1950s. Each table is marked with a metal manufacturers tag 'ISA'.
T...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Gio Ponti 'Parco dei Principi' Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti for Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome, produced by Cassina, coffee table, green marble, anodised aluminum, Italy, 1961-1964
The provenance of this coffee table is notably i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
20th Century Gio Ponti Fontana Arte Coffee Table in Wood and Butterfly Glass Top
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days Gio Ponti was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. In 1932 - together with Pietro Chiesa and Luigi Fo...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gio’ Ponti Coffee Table Brass Wood Marbre, Certificate Archivio 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti coffee table con Certificato Gio’ Ponti Archives
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Writing Desk in Solid Ash Wood Molteni&C by Gio Ponti D.847.1 - made in Italy
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.847.1 Console Table by Gio Ponti - Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C
Expert craftsmanship has given this gorgeous console table a new life drawn from its original I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of 7 Gio Ponti for ISA Hexagonal tricolor tables, 1950s Laminate Oak Steel
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
An exceedingly rare set of tables designed by Gio Ponti for ISA. A tricolor blend of tops include black laminate, darker stained oak and a honey stained oak, perched on a tripod of ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Molteni&C D.552.2 Rosewood Coffee Table by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in Boston, MA
With a triangular shape and intriguing intersection of wood and glass, this distinctive coffee table will invite conversation. Reminiscent of a airplane propeller, the geometry of th...
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2010s Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Gio Ponti Coffee Table in Wood and Glass by Figli di Amedeo Cassina 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Coffee or occasional table with structure in wood a removable center part in sheet metal and a rectangular shaped table top designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Figli di Amedeo Cassina...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons Walnut Coffee Table with Travertine Top
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in West Chester, PA
Mid-Century Modern coffee table with a travertine top on a sculptural solid walnut base. Top measures 60” x 15 7/16” x 3/4”. Designed by Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons circa 1950s un...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Gio’ Ponti Coffee Table Brass Wood Marbre, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti coffee table.
Insieme al certificato GIO PONTI ARCHIVES
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Small Coffee Table in Rosewood and Glass Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.552.2
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.552.2 Triangular Coffee Table in Rosewood by Gio Ponti.
Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
With a triangular shape and intriguing intersection of wood and glass, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
Set of 2 Hexagonal Gio Ponti Low Tables by Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Gio Ponti Set of 2 hexagonal coffee tables by ISA Bergamo, 1950s Italy.
Stunning pair of hexagonal coffee tables produced by Isa Bergamo for Gio Ponti''s production in the 1950s. Original label.
The pair of small tables has a very elegant and durable black iron frame. The supporting legs...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wrought Iron
Cocktail Table by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Low hourglass table by Gio Ponti with original green glass top. Made in Milan circa 1940s.
Includes a certificate of authenticity from the Gio Po...
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1940s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Glass
Gio Ponti Coffee Table Wood Glass 1950 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti coffee table.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Set of Three Low Hexagonal Coffee Tables by Giò Ponti for Isa Bergamo, Italy 50s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, RM
Set di tre iconici tavoli bassi esagonali di Gio Ponti per I.S.A. Bergamo disegnati e prodotti negli anni 1950s. I tavolini hanno il marchio di autenticita' sono in ottime originali condizioni d'uso,non son mai...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
20th Century Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Isa Bergamo in Wood with Round Glass Top
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
Wonderful and timeless coffee table designed by the Italian Maestro of Design Gio Ponti.
Gio Ponti designed this particular coffee table for his friend and editor Aldo Garzanti wh...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Glass Top Coffee Table Molteni&C by Gio Ponti D.555.1 - Made in Italy
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.555.1 Round Table by Gio Ponti - Exper-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C
The sculptural D.555.1 round table is designed from archival drawings by renowned Italian archit...
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2010s Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti, Unique Coffee Table, Oak, Glass, Italy, c. 1937
By Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A unique, oak and glass coffee table designed by Gio Ponti and possibly executed by Giordano Chiesa, Milan, Italy, circa 1937.
Sold with a certificate of expertise from the Gio P...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Gio Ponti, Art Edition, the Planchart Coffee Table and a Set of Four Art Prints
By TASCHEN, Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This numbered Art Edition of 1,000 copies (Hardcover book, 36 x 36 cm, 572 pages) is accompanied by an exclusive, square format reproduction of the Arlecchino coffee table designed b...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti Iconic Coffee Table with Certificate of Authenticity
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
An original X form iconic Gio Ponti table in cherry wood with a circular glass top for Fondazione Garzanti di Forli - Interiors. This fabulous piece was in the private collection of the Ponti family in Florence and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
"Tavolino 1932" Coffee Table Designed by Gio' Ponti for FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tavolino 1932" is a classic coffee table, originally designed by Gio' Ponti in 1932 and manufactured by FontanaArte, made of two 0.59" th. discs of float glass and featuring a frame in polished nickel plated brass.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
Ø 24", H. 24"
GIO' PONTI, right from the start, was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design as an eclectic character. He graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1920 and was art director for Richard Ginori from 1923-1930. In 1926, with editor Gianni Mazzocchi, he founded the magazine Domus, staying on as editor until his death. He was invited to take over the art direction of Luigi Fontana in 1931 and in 1932 he founded FontanaArte with Pietro Chiesa.
He was one of the promoters of the Compasso d’Oro Award and a founder member of the ADI (Italian association for industrial design), as well as curating programmes for the Milan Triennale on many events and teaching at Milan Polytechnic.
He designed numerous famous public and private buildings, including the houses in Via De Togni, the tower-house in Corso Venezia, offices for
RAI and Ferrania, the Littoria tower in Parco Sempione, the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, Taranto Cathedral, Villa Planchart in Caracas and Denver
Museum of Modern Art. In the field of design he created timeless furniture, lighting and objects for FontanaArte, as well as the Superleggera chair
and furniture for Cassina, Christofle cutlery and Richard Ginori china.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons Circa 1948 MCM Walnut and Brass Italian Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Countryside, IL
Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons Circa 1948 mid century walnut and brass Italian coffee table
The coffee table measures: 40 wide x 40 deep x 15 inches high
All pieces of furniture c...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Coffee Table by Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brussels, BE
Coffee table by Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte.
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal
Round Coffee Table Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, 1960s Black Trasparent Glass
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant coffee table Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, 1960s,
It consists of two circular slabs of thick glass, and a central support in black lacquer...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Fontana Arte Coffee Table Wood Cristal 1938 Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti Fontana Arte coffee table wood cristal 1938 Italy.
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1930s Italian Other Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Singer & Sons in Italian Walnut with Labradorite Top
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Dallas, TX
Iconic coffee table designed by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons in Italian walnut with exotic Labradorite top.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Simple, elegant and functional coffee or cocktail table. Suspended on tapered brass legs are two levels of glass. Designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte ca. 1955. Gla...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti coffee table, mahogany and glass, circa 1960, Italie.
By Gio Ponti
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Gio Ponti coffee table, mahogany and glass, circa 1960, Italie.
Height 47 cm, width 96 cm, depth 44 cm.
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Rare Gio Ponti Coffee Table Model No. 1101 for Singer & Sons with Original Glass
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Skokie, IL
Iconic and rare model 1101 coffee table designed by architect Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons, New York, America circa, 1950. The coffee table features distinctive brass feet and is i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Hexagonal Coffe Table by Gio Ponti for Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic hexagonal low tables by Gio Ponti for ISA Bergamo, with the original tag below the table, made in Italy in the 1950s.
Excellent vintage condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Isa Bergamo Coffee Table in White Gio Ponti
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of coffee table of the Isa Bergamo manufacture design Gio Ponti 50s. Hexagonal wooden shelf top with black painted iron feet. The coffee tables have a very elegant and resistant...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Gio Ponti Grid Pattern Coffee Table circa 1945-1948
By Gio Ponti
Located in Encino, CA
Exceptional and spectacular round grid pattern coffee table by Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa.
Multiple fruit woods base with a glass top.
Italy, circa 1945-1948.
Literature: Arredame...
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1940s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood
Gio Ponti coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Gio Ponti coffee and cocktail tables 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 coffee and cocktail tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 30 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original coffee and cocktail tables by Gio Ponti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider coffee and cocktail tables by Gae Aulenti, Ico Parisi, and Angelo Mangiarotti. Prices for Gio Ponti coffee and cocktail tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,415 and can go as high as $75,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $8,912.
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