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Rare Walnut Archair from University of Padova Attributed to Gio Ponti Ca 1935-7
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Rare and lovely hand crafted walnut armchair from the Univerity of Padova (Padua), Italy circa 1935-7. This design of this chair adheres very strongly to Gio Ponti's design aesthetic of the period , Ponti created most of the furnishings for the University of Padova Univeristy in the 1930s including the interior for the famous 'palazzo Laviano '
Given our experience in handling the works of Gio Ponti we feel confident that this design originates from Ponti's drawing board. We aquired the chair in February 2015 from a local italian dealer to Padova who had cleared out a large section of the Univeristy of Padova, we also acquired a couple of Ponti desks also from the Univerisity of Padova at the same time ,both of which we subsequently sold . We decided to keep this chair in our personal collection . The last two photos in the listing show the chair in Italy when we acquired it.
There is a minor crack , due to age, located midway up the vertical face of one of the armrests, please refer to detail photo, this does not affect the structural stability , overall this is a lovely useable and sturdy example of an extremely rare and early italian modernist design.
- Attributed to:Gio Ponti (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 34.26 in (87 cm)Width: 21.26 in (54 cm)Depth: 19.3 in (49 cm)Seat Height: 17.92 in (45.5 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1935-1937
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
- Seller Location:bergen op zoom, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU930134131582
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