Phillips in association with Cambi presents ‘Casa di Fantasia: A Sale of the Collection from an Apartment designed by Gio Ponti in 1951’

Gio Ponti could play it straight when he had to (think Milan’s Pirelli Tower or his La Cornuta espresso machine for Pavoni), but should a freewheeling client come along, the Italian architect’s imagination would let loose. Nowhere more so than in private homes, where he would call on his key creative collaborators – Lucio Fontana, Piero Fornasetti, Nanda Vigo – and almost every other talented craftsperson working in Italy in the postwar period, to create remarkable domestic mise en scenes.

吉奥·庞蒂(Gio Ponti)可以在他需要的时候直截了当(想想米兰的倍耐力塔(Pirelli Tower)或他的拉科努塔浓缩咖啡机)，但如果一个随心所欲的客户出现，这位意大利建筑师的想象力就会荡然无存。尤其是在私人住宅里，他会邀请他的主要创意合作者卢西奥·丰塔纳(Luco Fontana)、皮耶罗·福纳塞蒂(Piero Fornasetti)、南达·维戈(Nanda Vigo)，以及战后在意大利工作的几乎所有其他有才华的工匠，来创造非凡的家庭氛围。

Perhaps the most daring of them is La Casa di Fantasia. Created in 1951 for La famiglia Lucano in an apartment block in central Milan, every surface, from floors to walls to wardrobes, was decorated. Piero Fornasetti papered the walls with images of playing cards and books, Fausto Melotti sculpted soap dishes for the bathroom walls and Ponti’s own surreal figurines, inspired by La Commedia dell Arte, were displayed throughout.

也许他们中最大胆的是拉卡萨·迪·范塔西亚。卢卡诺建于1951年，位于米兰中部的一座公寓楼里，从地板到墙壁，再到衣柜，每个表面都被装饰。皮耶罗·福纳塞蒂(Piero Fornasetti)在墙上贴上扑克牌和书籍的图片，福斯托·梅洛蒂(Fausto Melotti)为浴室墙壁雕刻肥皂碟，庞蒂自己的超现实雕像在La Commedia Dell Arte的启发下展出。

One of a pair of side chairs, circa 1951, by Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988), lithographic transfer-printed wood, walnut, and silk, executed by Giordana Chiesa, Milan. Est. £8,000-£12,000.

吉奥·庞蒂和皮耶罗·福纳塞蒂合著的一副边椅，约1951年由吉奥·庞蒂和皮耶罗·福纳塞蒂合著(1913-1988年)，由米兰乔尔达纳·基萨执行平版印刷的木材、胡桃木和丝绸。埃斯特。8，000-12，000 GB

‘Every single surface was treated to create a magical moment,’ says Domenico Raimondo, head of design for Europe at Phillips auction house. ‘The space was so extreme. With its mirrored doors and surprise through-views from one room to another, it resembled a series of stage sets through which its occupants were free to roam without a role.’

菲利普斯拍卖行欧洲设计主管多梅尼科·雷蒙多(DomenicoRaimondo)说，每一个单一的表面都经过处理，以创造一个神奇的瞬间。空间太极端了。它的镜子门和从一个房间到另一个房间的令人惊讶的透过视野，它就像一系列的舞台设置，它的居住者可以自由地在没有角色的情况下漫游。

The apartment is currently being recreated in London in the Phillips showroom in preparation for an auction of key pieces on 21 March. More than 30 lots will feature, among them a chest of drawers by Ponti with painted glass by illustrator Edina Altara (estimate £45,000-65,000), Ponti’s Positivo-negativo wall mounted cabinet (£40,000-£60,000) and several of his statuettes, among them his king and queen (£15,000-£20,000).

这套公寓目前正在伦敦菲利普斯展厅重建，为3月21日的关键艺术品拍卖做准备。超过30件作品将展出，其中包括庞蒂的一箱抽屉和插图画家艾迪娜·阿尔塔拉(Edina Altara)的彩绘玻璃(估计为45，000至65，000英镑)，庞蒂的Positivo-内贾蒂沃壁橱(GB 40，000-GB 60，000)和他的几个雕像，其中包括他的国王和王后(15，000至20，000 GB)。

Illuminated ‘Positivo-negativo’ wall-mounted cabinet with tower and king statuettes, circa 1951, by Gio Ponti (1891-1979)East Indian rosewood, veneered wood, painted wood, glazed earthenware, cabinet made by Giordana Chiesa and statuettes produced by Gabbianelli. Est. £40,000-60,000

由吉奥·庞蒂(1891-1979年)设计的装饰有塔式和特大号雕像的“Positivo-negiativo”壁橱，由吉奥·庞蒂(1891-1979年)、印有木板、油漆木、釉面陶器、Giordana Chiesa制作的橱柜和Gabbianelli生产的雕像组成。埃斯特。40，000-60，000英镑

‘The Ponti school was enormous,’ explains Raimondo, who is holding the sale in conjunction with Italian auction house Cambi. ‘Casa di Fantasia, with its extraordinary metaphysical scenery, incorporates some of its most iconic and sought after pieces.’ By the time he died in 1979, Ponti was celebrated as a key midcentury polymath. What’s more, adds Raimondo: ‘One of the attractions of Italian design from this era is that was generally created by architects rather than decorators, and as such, it has a certain rigour.’ §

与意大利拍卖行Cambi合作举办这次拍卖会的Raimondo解释说，庞蒂学校规模很大。“幻想曲”以其独特的形而上学风景，融合了其中一些最具标志性的元素，并受到人们的追捧。到1979年他去世时，庞蒂被誉为世纪中叶的一个关键人物。此外，Raimondo补充道：“这个时代意大利设计的吸引力之一是，它通常是由建筑师而不是设计师创造的，因此，它具有一定的严谨性。”

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左一箱抽屉，1951年左右，由吉奥庞蒂(1891-1979)和埃德娜阿尔塔拉(1898-1983)，反彩绘镜子玻璃，毛刺胡桃木，贴面红木和黄铜，由朱达诺基萨，米兰。埃斯特。GB 45，000-GB 65，000好的，低矮的桌子，1951年左右，由吉奥·庞蒂，毛刺胡桃，木板，漆木，玻璃和黄铜制成，由乔尔达诺·基埃萨(Giordano Chiesa，EST)制作。Gio Ponti(1891-1979年)和Edina Altara(1898-1983年)的一箱抽屉，大约1951年用15，000 GB-20，000 GB左，反彩绘的镜子，毛刺胡桃，贴面红木和黄铜，由米兰Giordano Chiesa制造。埃斯特。GB 45，000-GB 65，000好的，低矮的桌子，1951年左右，由吉奥·庞蒂，毛刺胡桃，木板，漆木，玻璃和黄铜制成，由乔尔达诺·基埃萨(Giordano Chiesa，EST)制作。15，000-20，000英镑