A pair of headboards by Gio Ponti from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955.
Designed by Gio Ponti with all the other furniture of the Hotel and manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi.
cherrywood  and metal
two tiered shelving, magazine rack, space for lighting and one radio unit ( not working).
Good condition. Original patina.

Icon of italian design
Sold with a copy of a certificate of Lisa Licitra Ponti and the original invoice of the Hotel Royal.
Directly from the original furniture of the Royal Hotel.
Measures: H 80 cm 161 x 42cm each piece; total length of the hardboards: 322 cm
Distance between the two shelves: 202 cm
Similar items of our same collections have been exhibited in London in Modern Design Museum and Triennale in Milan and a similar items of same collector is now in the permanent collection of the TRIENNALE of Milan. Others headboards of our collection was published on prestigious international furniture magazines as AD, ELLE DECOR, MARIE CLAIRE MAISON

Literature: Fabrizio Mautone “GIO PONTI LA COMMITTENZA FERNANDES” Electa Napoli, 2009: pg 36,37,38. Ugo La Pietra, GIO PONTI ediz Rizzoli 1995, pag. 253
Exhibition: Camere D’Artista: Italian Design 1930-1960, 24 July – 14 September 2014, Villa Bertelli Forte dei Marmi, Lu, Italy.