Italian mid-century modern fruitwood partner's desk, attributed to Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979), c.1950s, curved tabletop with dual inset surfaces, centering a recessed compartment covered by a tambour door, over a pull-out work surface, three drawers, center drawer with interior paper files, lower open storage basket, rising on tapered legs, approx 30.5"h, 70"l, 29"w

9.25.25 - In my opinion regarding LOT: 1194 – the desk is stable and sturdy overall, the wood surfaces exhibit tonal variation with scattered wear and finish loss, I note some nicks and impressions mainly along the edges and legs, there are surface impressions at the left side top as visible in the images, the colored insets to the writing surface show spotting staining and circular impressions throughout, the tambour door and drawers all slide well, interior drawers display varied degrees of staining, the file drawer is quite unusual, overall the desk presents stable and functional exhibiting wear and loss commensurate with age and use

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