Gio PONTI (1891-1979)
Faux Pair of Large Curved Sofas

Curved sofa, circa 1938, model with short, straight tapered legs, solid black-stained beech, upholstered in green Teddy Mohair velvet by Pierre Frey.
Height 72 cm – Length 230 cm – Depth 105 cm.

Curved sofa, circa 1938, model with short, curved tapered legs, solid black-stained beech, upholstered in honey-colored Teddy Mohair velvet by Pierre Frey.
Height 72 cm – Length 236 cm – Depth 115 cm.

A model similar to the one designed for the Fede Cheti interior design firm in Milan.
Gio Ponti was one of the first to design curved sofa models from the 1930s until the late 1950s. The quality of the design and craftsmanship, as well as the characteristic profile of the legs, suggest an attribution to Gio Ponti.