a vanity desk and chair, Giordano Chiesa or Cassina, for the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome, ca 1964.
Ash, top and drawers covered in laminate, leg endings in brass, chair with an upholstered seat. Table length 94.5 cm, depth 46.5 cm, height 75.5 cm. Chair height 83 cm, seat height 47 cm.
Restored/renovated. Wear and minor damage/repairs.
Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome.
Compendio Gallery, Rome.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Sold with a copy of certificate from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Ugo La Pietra, "Gio Ponti: l'Arte Si Innamora dell'Industria", Rizzoli 2009, pp. 365 & 367.
In 1961, Gio Ponti was recruited by engineer and entrepreneur Roberto Fernandes to design two hotels - the Hotel Parco dei Principi - located in Rome and Sorrento.