By Gio Ponti
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Post-War design low rectangular burl walnut low chest or end tables with two drawers supported on tapered cylindrical legs (attributed Gio Ponti).
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 20th 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Walnut End Tables