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Ignazio Gardella

Rare Digamma sofa

Gavina
Italy, 1957
upholstery, enameled steel, brass 33 h × 77½ w × 34 d in (84 × 197 × 86 cm)
estimate: $15,000–20,000
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This rare sofa was only available from Gavina by special-order and few examples are known.
provenance: Private Collection
literature: Gardella, Argan, pg. 193 illustrates series Il Design in Italia Dell'Arredamento Domestico, Gramigna and Biondi, pg. 220 illustrates related form Il Design Italiano Degli Anni 50, Branzi and De Lucchi, pg. 122 illustrates related form

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Digamma

A Rare, Special-Order Sofa

While the Digamma chairs were designed for mass production, sofas and settees were only available from Gavina by special-order. Few examples of the sofas and settees are known.

A Milanese interior featuring a special-order Digamma settee, 1957.
Photo reproduced from Gardella, by Giulio Carlo Argan
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