EXTREMELY IMPORTANT & MONUMENTAL LE FUNI URN BY GIO PONTI, 1927.

The large tapered vase having two ribbed side handles and fold over mouth rim. Cream background with horizontal decoration of ropes and knots. The bottom rim edge signed “Gio Ponti 1927”. The bottom signed “Ginori, 985 Made in Italy” and remnants of a paper label “985/214”. Gio Ponti created this decoration specifically for this vase form in the summer of 1926 and in a letter dated Aug 13, 1926 he noted … “having approved on the 4th of this month the decoration of the large vase with ropes, please arrange its execution for I could see it accomplished at the end of this month. We need to have two of these vases ready for a symmetric display at the exhibition” (referring to the III Monza Triennal, 1927 in which a pair of these vases were exhibited). It is stated that there are two other examples of this design known, one original in the Lauro Collection which is now in a private collection in Verona, and the second is in a private collection in Genoa. LITERATURE: L. Manna, Gio Ponti, Le Maioliche Milan, 2000, pp. 206-207, Cat. No. 73 (example illustrated). SIZE: 19″ h x approximately 16″ dia. PROVENANCE: Paul Tudor Jones II Collection; Christie’s London 2010; Private collection Italy; Private collection Canada; thence by descent. CONDITION: Inside and top rim have multiple chips, the handles having glaze chips, some minor glaze chips to body, otherwise very good. 49941-45 (50,000-100,000) – Lot 3038

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3038	$0.00	EXTREMELY IMPORTANT & MONUMENTAL LE FUNI URN BY GIO PONTI, 1927. The large tapered vase having two ribbed side handles and fold over mouth rim. Cream background with horizontal decoration of ropes and knots. The bottom rim edge signed “Gio Ponti 1927”. The bottom signed “Ginori, 985 Made in Italy” and remnants of a paper label “985/214”. Gio Ponti created this decoration specifically for this vase form in the summer of 1926 and in a letter dated Aug 13, 1926 he noted … “having approved on the 4th of this month the decoration of the large vase with ropes, please arrange its execution for I could see it accomplished at the end of this month. We need to have two of these vases ready for a symmetric display at the exhibition” (referring to the III Monza Triennal, 1927 in which a pair of these vases were exhibited). It is stated that there are two other examples of this design known, one original in the Lauro Collection which is now in a private collection in Verona, and the second is in a private collection in Genoa. LITERATURE: L. Manna, Gio Ponti, Le Maioliche Milan, 2000, pp. 206-207, Cat. No. 73 (example illustrated). SIZE: 19″ h x approximately 16″ dia. PROVENANCE: Paul Tudor Jones II Collection; Christie’s London 2010; Private collection Italy; Private collection Canada; thence by descent. CONDITION: Inside and top rim have multiple chips, the handles having glaze chips, some minor glaze chips to body, otherwise very good. 49941-45 (50,000-100,000) – Lot 3038 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT & MONUMENTAL LE FUNI URN BY GIO PONTI, 1927.