A c.1951 Ponti ‘Positivo-negativo’ wall-mounted cabinet – estimated at £40,000-60,000 at a joint auction held by Phillips and Italian auction house Cambi.
Titled Casa di Fantasia, the sale comprises a total of 30 lots, including chairs, tables and sculptures originally designed for the apartment and described in the catalogue notes as styled on a domestic blend of ‘Italian Metaphysical and French Surrealist art of the early and mid-20th century’.
Ponti collaborated with a number of artists and craftsmen for the project, including Piero Fornasetti, Edina Altara and Giordano Chiesa.
This c.1951 Ponti ‘Positivo-negativo’ wall-mounted cabinet is estimated at £40,000-60,000.
