Gio Ponti Walnut Wastepaper Basket, 1939, Italy
Gio Ponti Walnut Wastepaper Basket, 1939, Italy
A Gio Ponti designed walnut wastepaper basket made for the Vetrocoke offices, Marghera, Venice, circa 1939. Extremely elegant, featuring a square tapered silhouette that gently widens toward the top opening. Crafted with warm and rich walnut, the piece features mitered top rim detailing and sits atop a stepped molded base. The interior is finished in dark brown, and the underside retains an original numbered paper label on the underside with inventory # "114". Expertise n. 25105/000 issued by Gio Ponti Archives, Milan.
Provenance: Vetrocoke offices, Marghera, Venice, Italy, circa 1939
Size: 17 1/2" high x 12 -12 1/2" at the top x 8 1/2-9" base
Condition: Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent vintage condition; refinished in our professional studio.
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Gio Ponti Walnut Wastepaper Basket, 1939, Italy
Gio Ponti Walnut Wastepaper Basket, 1939, Italy
A Gio Ponti designed walnut wastepaper basket made for the Vetrocoke offices, Marghera, Venice, circa 1939. Extremely elegant, featuring a square tapered silhouette that gently widens toward the top opening. Crafted with warm and rich walnut, the piece features mitered top rim detailing and sits atop a stepped molded base. The interior is finished in dark brown, and the underside retains an original numbered paper label on the underside with inventory # "114". Expertise n. 25105/000 issued by Gio Ponti Archives, Milan.
Provenance: Vetrocoke offices, Marghera, Venice, Italy, circa 1939
Size: 17 1/2" high x 12 -12 1/2" at the top x 8 1/2-9" base
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent vintage condition; refinished in our professional studio.