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Singer & Sons
Italy / USA, 1950
Italian walnut, Ragazzi tempered glass, brass 14¼ h × 39¼ dia in (36 × 100 cm)
Italy / USA, 1950
Italian walnut, Ragazzi tempered glass, brass 14¼ h × 39¼ dia in (36 × 100 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $17,500
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Signed with acid-stamped manufacturer's mark to glass: [Temperato Ragazzi].
provenance: Collection of Loris Manna, Milan
literature: Esempi di Arredamento Moderno: Tavoli, Tavolini, Carrelli, Aloi, fig. 38 Gio Ponti: L'Arte Si Innamora Dell'Industria, La Pietra, ppg. 200-201 Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1976, Falconi, pg. 160
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.