"Gallia - Christofle “arrows” Candle Holders"
SUPERB AND VERY RARE PAIR OF CANDLE HOLDERS BY GIO PONTI FOR CHRISTOFLE CIRCA 1930. THEY REPRESENT TWO HORN OF ALUNDANCE INTERLACED AROUND AN ARROW ON A CRCULAR BASE. MODEL CREATED BY GIO PONTI POR CHRISTOFLE IN 1928, EXHIBITED THE SAME YEAR AT THE VENICE BIENNIAL. CHRISTOFLE MARK, GALLIA MARKED AND NUMBERED 6055. HEIGHT: 21 CM WIDTH: 20 CM MODEL LISTED IN MANY WORKS DEDICATED TO ART DECO GOLDWRITING, AS WELL AS IN THE CHRISTOFLE COMMERCIAL CATALOG OF 1933 UNDER THE NUMBER 6055. VERY GOOD CONDITION , TINY MARKS DUE TO USE AND AGE OF THE CANDLE HOLDERS. ICONIC AND EMBLEMATIC MODEL OF GIO PONTI’S WORK FOR CHRISTOFLE