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Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Italian, 1891-1979

An architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor, Gio Ponti was arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Italian modernism.

Ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products — from cabinets, mirrors and chairs to ceramics and coffeemakers — and his buildings, including the brawny Pirelli Tower (1956) in his native Milan, and the castle-like Denver Art Museum (1971), were erected in 14 countries. Through Domus, the magazine he founded in 1928, Ponti brought attention to virtually every significant movement and creator in the spheres of modern art and design.

The questing intelligence Ponti brought to Domus is reflected in his work: as protean as he was prolific, Ponti’s style can’t be pegged to a specific genre.

In the 1920s, as artistic director for the Tuscan porcelain maker Richard Ginori, he fused old and new; his ceramic forms were modern, but decorated with motifs from Roman antiquity. In pre-war Italy, modernist design was encouraged, and after the conflict, Ponti — along with designers such as Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, Marco Zanuso — found a receptive audience for their novel, idiosyncratic work. Ponti’s typical furniture forms from the period, such as the wedge-shaped Distex chair, are simple, gently angular, and colorful; equally elegant and functional. In the 1960s and ’70s, Ponti’s style evolved again as he explored biomorphic shapes, and embraced the expressive, experimental designs of Ettore Sottsass Jr., Joe Colombo and others.

Ponti's signature furniture piece — the one by which he is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Germany’s Vitra Design Museum and elsewhere — is the sleek Superleggera chair, produced by Cassina starting in 1957. (The name translates as “superlightweight” — advertisements featured a model lifting it with one finger.)

Ponti had a playful side, best shown in a collaboration he began in the late 1940s with the graphic artist Piero Fornasetti. Ponti furnishings were decorated with bright finishes and Fornasetti's whimsical lithographic transfer prints of things such as butterflies, birds or flowers; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts possesses a 1950 secretary from their Architetturra series, which feature case pieces covered in images of building interiors and facades. The grandest project Ponti and Fornasetti undertook, however, lies on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean: the interiors of the luxury liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.

Widely praised retrospectives at the Queens Museum of Art in 2001 and at the Design Museum London in 2002 sparked a renewed interest in Ponti among modern design aficionados. (Marco Romanelli’s monograph, which was written for the London show, offers a fine overview of Ponti’s work.) Today, a wide array of Ponti’s designs are snapped up by savvy collectors who want to give their homes a touch of Italian panache and effortless chic.

Find a range of vintage Gio Ponti desks, dining chairs, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Gio Ponti
GIo Ponti "grissinato" bar cabinet made of oak, Italy, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Bar cabinet with shelves and doors in oak wood, Italian craftsmanship from the 1940s, designed by Gio Ponti. This oak furniture, a perfect ad...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Gio Ponti Credenza/Cabinet for Singer & Sons, Model 4120
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gio Ponti design credenza or cabinet for Singer & Sons, Model 4120. Sophisticated design credenza by the master Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons executed in gorgeous Italian ribbon walnut...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with six drawers by Gio Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with six drawers by Gio Ponti, 1940s Sideboard with rectangular wooden top. It has six striped wood drawers with each a hole with a turned wooden f...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with four doors by Gio Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco wooden sideboard with four doors by Gio Ponti, 1940s Sideboard with rectangular wooden top. It has four striped wood doors, each with a hole with a turned wooden fr...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Gio Ponti walnut, parchment and brass chest of drawers, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Chest of drawers in American walnut, parchment, and brass, designed by Gio Ponti in the 1930s and produced in Italy. Elegant and slender, it rests on polished metal triangular feet,...
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1930s Italian Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Rare Gio Ponti Desk and Wall Shelf, Forli Administrative Offices
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979) Additional Information: Desk has splayed front legs, a single drawer, open storage areas and brass sabots. It also has a matching wal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Important Gio Ponti Cabinet, Villa Namazee Commission
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979); Giordano Chiesa Additional Information: Geometric cabinet/credenza rests on two star-shaped feet. It is finished on both sides, with...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Gio Ponti: Monumental Executive Desk in Reeded Walnut and Brass, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891-1979) A rare and important executive desk by Gio Ponti, in dramatically carved and reeded walnut with polished brass details. Impeccably crafted, starkly geometric i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Gio Ponti briarwood corner cabinet, with certified
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
"Gio Ponti's masterpiece: A magnificent corner cabinet in walnut burl with bronze accents." This extraordinary corner cabinet, designed by the famous Gio Ponti, is a beautiful eleme...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Gio Ponti Wardrobe, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Gio Ponti Wardrobe from the 1960s epitomizes mid-century modern sophistication and functional artistry. Crafted under the visionary eye of Itali...
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1960s Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Molteni&C D.655.1 Wood Chest of Drawers by Gio Ponti
By Molteni & C, Gio Ponti
Located in Boston, MA
A statement piece for the modern home designed by Gio Ponti. This chest of drawers is imbued with distinctive 1950s style. Hand Painted white drawer fronts offer sturdy handles in el...
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2010s Italian Modern Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Elm, Mahogany, Rosewood, Walnut

20th Century Gio Ponti Sideboard in Wood with Drawers and Storage for Dassi, 50s
By Dassi, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Crystal, Brass

Italian Armoire by Gio Ponti for P. Lietti, 1928
By Paolo Lietti & Figli, Luigi Brusotti, Gio Ponti
Located in Meda, MB
This wardrobe was produced in Italy, in Cantù (small village in the north of Italy, next to Milan), by Paolo Lietti & Figli and designed by Gio Ponti. It features a mirror manufactur...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

Italian Art Deco Set by Gio Ponti for P. Lietti, 1928
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Lietti & Figli, Luigi Brusotti
Located in Meda, MB
This set was produced in Italy, in Cantù (small village in the north of Italy, next to Milan), by Paolo Lietti & Figli and designed by Gio Ponti. It features a mirror manufactured by Luigi Brusotti a matching dresser and an armoire...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

Italian Modern 12 Drawer Walnut Dresser, Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern 12 drawer walnut dresser, Gio Ponti.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Italian dresser by Gio Ponti for P. Lietti, 1928
By Paolo Lietti & Figli, Luigi Brusotti, Gio Ponti
Located in Meda, MB
This dresser was produced in Italy, in Cantù (small village in the north of Italy, next to Milan), by Paolo Lietti & Figli and designed by Gio Ponti. It features a mirror manufacture...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

Iconic Gio Ponti Desk for BNL
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Iconic 1950s desk designed by Gio Ponti for BNL. Walnut frame and laminate top with exquisite brass details in the handles and feet. Condition: Excellent vintage condition, minor ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Four Drawer Dresser by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons
By Gio Ponti
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful crafted four-drawer dresser by Gio Ponti, model 2129 for Singer & Sons, Italy / USA. Dresser is in excellent restored condition constructed from Italian walnut c. 1950.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Gio Ponti, Dresser, Maple, Walnut, Murano Glass, Brass, Italy, 1939
By Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A maple, walnut, murano glass and brass dresser designed and produced by Gio Ponti, Italy, 1939. From the residence of the painter Renato Berti in Verona, produced by Luigi Scremi...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

20th Century Brown Italian Walnut M. Singer & Sons Dresser, Cabinet by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Cenutry Modern Italian, American geometric dresser cupboard made of hand crafted polished walnut, designed by Gio Ponti an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Gio Ponti for Singer and Sons Mid Century Model 2160 Walnut Cabinet
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Countryside, IL
Gio Ponti for Singer and Sons Mid Century Model 2160 walnut cabinet This cabinet measures: 69.75 wide x 19 deep x 37.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Gio Ponti Classic 3 Door Credenza in Walnut 1950s
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
3 Door credenza model 2160 in walnut with raised panels on doors and tapering legs by Gio Ponti for M.Singer & Sons, American 1950's. The interior is b...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Gio Ponti Chest of Drawers Signed M. Singer and Sons Model 2161
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gio Ponti design chest of drawers for Singer & Sons N.Y. Model 2161. Rare and iconic dresser by one of the masters of Italian Mid-Century design incorporating only the highest quality construction, design and materials. Newly refinished featuring eight drawers, two top ones with dividers and a sliding...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Rare Italian Rosewood Gio Ponti Style Brass and Mirror Back Bar
By Gio Ponti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Epic, 1950s rosewood and brass front and backbar that is a rare representation of Gio Ponti craftsmanship. The piece has the finest lines and gorgeous rosewood in original condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Rosewood

Monumental Vintage Cabinet with Parchment Panels by Gio Ponti, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. It features parchment panels and it is made in a rare exotic wood. Its bar part features mirrored glass interiors. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might s...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Gio Ponti, Singer and Sons, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Walnut, Chest, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Stamford, CT
Gio Ponti four-drawer dresser chest bearing the Singer and Sons label. Model 2129. Exceptional original Gio Ponti designed chest. Having the signature Gio Ponti applied geometric wood accents and tapered legs. Beautifully grained. Part of our extensive collective of Gio Ponti home furnishings. This comes with our complete lifetime guarantee which only exists at Greenwich Living Antique...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Gio Ponti, Singer and Sons, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Dresser, Chest, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Stamford, CT
Gio Ponti double dresser / chest labeled singer and Sons Model 2161 An iconic and rare double dresser / cabinet. Designed by Gio Ponti in his...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Pair of Gio Ponti Wardrobe Doors from the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare pair of Gio Ponti wardrobe doors, 1955 from the furniture of the Hotel Royal, Naples manufactured by Giordano Chiesa and produced by Dassi Li...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Gio Ponti, Dresser, Walnut, Singer & Sons, America, 1950s
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut dresser designed by Gio Ponti and produced by M. Singer & Sons, New York, America, 1950s. Labeled.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Small Suspended Bookcase Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.355.2 - made in Italy
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.355.2 Small Suspended Bookcase by Gio Ponti. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C. As if floating in air, the D.355.2 small suspend...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Small Chest of Drawers in Italian Walnut Molteni&C by Gio Ponti -D.655.2
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.6655.2 Small Chest of Drawers in Various Woods by Gio Ponti. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C. A statement piece for the modern home, this small chest of drawers ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Elm, Wood

Large Chest of Drawers in Italian Walnut Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.655.1
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.665.1 Large Chest of Drawers in Various Woods by Gio Ponti. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C. A statement piece for the modern home, this chest of drawers is imbu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Elm, Wood

Hanging Bar Unit by Gio Ponti, 1930
By Gio Ponti
Located in Berlin, DE
Bar wall unit for the wall made of wood with walnut veneer, glass and mirror inside Dimensions / H. 61cm W. 200cm D. 27cm Design / Gio Ponti 1930.    
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Walnut, Mirror, Wood

Gio Ponti: Cabinet in Mahogany, Glass, Skai, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891 - 1979) An exceptional and rare asymmetrical credenza by modernist master Gio Ponti, in mahogany with five drawers angled subtl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Gio Ponti, Sideboard, Mahogany, Glass, Vinyl, Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Dassi
Located in High Point, NC
A mahogany, glass, vinyl and brass sideboard designed by Gio Ponti and probably produced by Dassi, Italy, 1950s.    
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Gio Ponti Walnut Commode for Singer & Sons
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gio Ponti design four-drawer walnut commode for Singer & Sons, Italy. The legs had been reduced in height so I had them professionally remade in the exact size and shape. The case an...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Gio Ponti Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti custom eight-drawer desk. From a small edition created for administrative offices in Forli, Italy. Blonde wood desk with red linoleum top,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Gio Ponti Chest with Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Gio Ponti long cabinet of six drawers standing on four legs which themselves are integral to the case. Dresser has silvered reverse painted glass top and is surmounted with a large rectangular mirror and a floating glass shelf cut in Ponti's distinctive diamond form. Drawer faces have knife blade edges. Made in 1957 from ash wood and glass. Original brass keys. Perfect for bedroom or entrance hall. "Certificate of Authenticity" from the Gio Ponti Archives. Mobile da camera o da ingresso con cassetti e grande...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Ash

Gio Ponti Italian Post-War Rosewood & Mahogany Cabinet
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Italian Post-War Design (1950s) rosewood and mahogany wall unit bar with 3 lower commodes and upper cabinet decorative tiles on white lacquered door...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gio Ponti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Rosewood, Mahogany, Mirror, Lacquer

Gio Ponti case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Gio Ponti case pieces and storage cabinets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gio Ponti case pieces and storage cabinets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 28 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 4 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original case pieces and storage cabinets by Gio Ponti were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider case pieces and storage cabinets by Franco Albini, Saporiti Italia, and Pier Luigi Colli. Prices for Gio Ponti case pieces and storage cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,669 and can go as high as $82,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $27,249.

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