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7 June 2012
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Important Design 
Giovanni Gariboldi, unique console from the Richard Ginori showroom, Florence - Image 1 of 5
Giovanni Gariboldi, unique console from the Richard Ginori showroom, Florence - Image 2 of 5
Giovanni Gariboldi, unique console from the Richard Ginori showroom, Florence - Image 3 of 5
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Giovanni Gariboldi, unique console from the Richard Ginori showroom, Florence - Image 5 of 5
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Giovanni Gariboldi

unique console from the Richard Ginori showroom, Florence

Italy, c. 1950
Italian walnut, brass 32 h × 78½ w × 23½ d in (81 × 199 × 60 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $8,125
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Architect Giovanni Gariboldi succeeded Gio Ponti as director of Richard Ginori beginning in 1946. Gariboldi personally designed the furniture for the companyÔ³ showrooms; this unique console was designed for the showroom in Florence, Italy.
Sold with a copy of a certificate of provenance issued by Richard Ginori s.r.l.
provenance: Richard Ginori, Florence | Private collection, Italy
exhibited: Triennale, 1954, Milan
literature: Negozi d'Oggi: Esempi di Arredamenti - Architettura Moderna di Tutto Il Mondo, Aloi, ppg. 201-204 illustrate in situ

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