Designed for the Giulio Cesare cruise ship, for which Gio Ponti decorated the interiors.
Lacquered wood, anodised aluminium, brass, original glass
Glass acid etched 'Temperato Ragazzi'
A certificate of expertise from the Gio Ponti Archives is included.
Provenance:
Cruise Ship Giulio Cesare, Gênes, circa 1952.
Private Collection, La Spezia, Italy
Private Collection, Acquired from the above
Literature:
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, L'arte si innamora dell'industria, Coliseum, Milan, 1988, p. 214.
P. Piccione, Gio Ponti, le navi. Il progetto degli interni navali, 1948-1953, Idea Books, 2007, Milan, p. 105, n. 126, p. 106, n. 132, p. 108, n. 133.
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