GIO PONTI (1891-1979)

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Lot 69 | GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
GIO PONTI (1891-1979)
'Apollonia' and 'Leonia' Bowls, from the 'Le Mie Donne' series, designed circa 1925
executed by Richard Ginori, Italy
hand-painted, glazed earthenware
5 7/8 x 12 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. (15 x 32.7 x 16.3 cm) (Apollonia)
5 7/8 x 12 ¾ x 6 ½ in. (15 x 32.5 x 16.5 cm) (Leonia)
each inscribed in blue glaze Ginori 1031-183 E. Gio Ponti Made in Italy




Provenance

Collection of Laurance S. Rockefeller, New York, acquired prior to 1965
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005



Literature

Gio Ponti: Cermaiche 1923-1930, exh. cat., Le opera del Museo Ginori di Doccia, Florence, 1983, p. 97, nos. 73-74; 111, nos. 133-134 (for related examples); 173, no. 25 (for the 'Apollonia' design)
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 1995, p. 37 (for a related example)
L. Manna, Gio Ponti: Le maioliche, Milan, 2000, pp. 10 (for related examples); 45, no. 32 (for the 'Apollonia' design on a plate); 44-49 (for a discussion on 'Le mie donne'), 66-67, no. 8 (for 'Leonia')
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni Oggetti Disegni 1920-1976, Milan, 2005, p. 36 (for a related example)
Gio Ponti: designer, exh. cat., Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2007, p. 46 (for a related example)
L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Oggetti di design 1925-1970, exh. cat., Galleria Babuino Novecento Roma, Rome, 2007, pp. 12-13, 72 (for a related example)
U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 2009, p. 37 (for related examples)
D. Matteoni, ed., Gio Ponti: il fascino della ceramica / fascination for ceramics, exh. cat., Spazio Eventi, Grattacielo Pirelli, Milan, 2011, pp. 36, 110-111, 155 (for related examples), 137 and 141 (for related drawings)
S. Licitra, Gio Ponti, Cologne, 2021, p. 53 (for a related example)



Further details

Christie's would like to thank Brian Kish for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
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