Rare Partners Desk by Gio Ponti
Italy
c. 1939
Rationalist desk from a small group created for the offices at Vetrocoke Glass Company. Incised walnut with 3 drawers on each side. Thick inset glass top. Very good restored condition. Wood has been refinished and glass top appears to have been replaced at some point. *This desk has been authenticated by the Gio Ponti Archives & is registered in their archives.
h. 31.5” h2. 27.5” w. 71” d. 31.5”
$46,000.
Ref: 40 GP 09
Rare Dining Table #5520 by Osvaldo Borsani for ABV
Italy
c. 1941
Walnut, Rosewood, Securit glass with gilded edges. Solid walnut frame with sculpted side edges. Inset rosewood fretwork at top and original “securit” glass with silvered edges.
h. 30" w. 78.5" d. 39"
Published: Osvaldo Borsani – architect, designer, entrepreneur. Giampiero Bosoni. Pg 591
Exhibited: An example of this table was shown at the Osvaldo Borsani Retrospective at the Triennale Museum, Milano in 2018.
$75,000.
Ref: 83 OB 07
Rare Desk & Chair by Donald Deskey
USA
c. 1930
Walnut, copper-plated steel, fabric. A rare desk and chair designed by Deskey that is most likely a custom variant. The production version of this chair was done with aluminum bands. This example was created with steel bands, making it a much more substantial and unusual set. Published: Donald Deskey, Decorative Designs & History. Pgs. 89, 101 & 178, all show images of the production variant of this chair .
Desk: h. 27" w. 44" d. 24"
Chair: h. 31" w. 16.5" d. 21" seat h. 17.5"
$26,000. 2 pc.
Ref: 40 DD 01
Custom 8 Drawer Desk by Gio Ponti
Italy
c. 1955
From a small edition created for administrative offices in Forli, Italy. Blonde wood desk with red linoleum top, shingled drawer faces and brass cuffs at feet. A great, graphic form that rarely turns up. This desk has been registered with authenticated by the Gio Ponti Archives.
h. 31” w. 65” d. 35"
Very nice condition. Blonde wood has been recently refinished and the original linoleum top has been touched up.
$19,500.
Ref: 40 GP 04
