Lot 148
GIO PONTI (ITALIAN 1891-1979)
PAIR OF HEADBOARDS, DESIGNED c.1955
Auction: 30 October from 10:00 GMT
Description
from the Royal Continental Hotel, Naples, manufactured by Dassi, in two parts, with fitted bedside tables, a magazine rack, built in reading lights, and switch plate
Dimensions
80cm high, 269cm long, 42.5cm deep (31 ½in high, 106in long, 16 ¾in deep)
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner directly from the dispersal of original furniture and fixtures during the refurbishment of the Parco dei Principi, Rome, in 2000. The Royal Hotel, Naples, had previously been stripped out in 1998-9.
Private Collection, London.
