A very rare Gio Ponti iconic chair, n. 646 by Cassina
ash and re-upholstery in ivory cotton
this model was manufactured by Cassina, Meda as a variation on Ponti’s legendary “leggera” chair; it is extremely comfortable, wonderful proportions.
This chair was made for the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955 with light blue sky upholstery (photo available)

Measures: H 83.5cm, 43 x 48 cm height seat 44cm
very good condition
Literature: Ugo La Pietra ” Gio Ponti”, Milano 1995 pg 204 ;
“Sedie, poltrone, divani” Domus June 1961 n. 259 for an adv.
Laura Falconi, Electa ed. “Gio Ponti: interiors, objects, drawings 1920-1976”, Milan, 2010, p. 167.