Gio Ponti for Luigi Fontana Brass Wall Mirror with Scroll Motif, circa 1940

Gio Ponti etched brass wall mirror with scroll decoration, for Luigi Fontana, circa, 1940

A grand scale brass shaped mirror with delicate etched petal design motif which follows the shape of the frame with its curved and rounded top tapering to the base with charming and elegant scroll decoration on the crest and base. The brass has a warm and rich patina, with its original wood backing.

In 1930, Luigi Fontana met the successful young Milanese architect Gio Ponti, who was then the art director of the Richard-Ginori pottery company, and they formed a partnership, under the name of Luigi Fontana SA, for the production of light fixtures, furniture, and furnishing objects.

Pietro Chiesa, Gio Ponti, and Luigi Fontana Found Fontana Arte In 1932, Gio Ponti approached Pietro Chiesa to join him and Luigi Fontana and to become Luigi Fontana SA’s artistic director. In 1933, Pietro Chiesa merged his studio, the Bottega di Pietro Chiesa, with Fontana SA, and together Luigi Fontana, Gio Ponti, and Chiesa founded Fontana Arte. During Chiesa’s tenure as artistic director, Fontana Arte’s production became rich and varied. It included furniture, tables, mirrors, sculptures, and stained glass.

Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy, circa 1940
Size: 59 1/2" high x 36" wide at top x 30 1/2" wide at mid-section x 27" wide at base x 1" deep