Italian Masterworks 
13 December 2012
Italian Masterworks 
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Pietro Chiesa

Monumental chandelier

Fontana Arte
Italy, 1936
crystal, frosted glass, brass 27 h × 51 dia in (69 × 130 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $37,500
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provenance: Collection of Loris Manna, Milan
literature: Domus, No. 137, May 1939, pg. 82 Fontana Arte: Una Storia Transparente, Falconi, pg. 48
Gio Ponti and his vision served as the inspiration for the important collection of Loris Manna, author of Gio Ponti, The Majolica. For an introduction to the collection, read One Collection, One History by Loris Manna.

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Grandeur in Lighting

A Monumental Form

In 1933 Pietro Chiesa designed the glass lenses for this monumental lamp’s prototype, which was much smaller in size. Made to measure, each of these lamps were produced by a single artisan; their significant size as well as the slenderness and color of the glass elements made these works difficult to produce. Each example features five layers of crystal including clear, frosted and convex glass elements; the curvature, delicacy and quality create a soft light similar to an abat-jour, diffusing the light to allow for intimacy in grand settings.
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