Gio Ponti
Italian · 1891–1979 · Painter, Draughtsman
Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Important and rare low table, designed for the Contini Bonacossi residence, Quadreria Moderna, Villa Vittoria, FlorencePhillips · £261,000≈ $364,617≈ €299,652Sign up to see
Prototype ‘Mariposa’ sofa, designed for the XI Milan TriennalePhillips · £252,000≈ $331,002≈ €280,724Sign up to see
Unique and large dining tablePhillips · £194,500≈ $297,254≈ €272,037Sign up to see
Gio Ponti’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
13 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
81 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 193 | 167 | 87% | $30.9kSign up | $19.4kSign up | $248kSign up |
| Oil | 8 | 8 | 100% | $30.5kSign up | $20.2kSign up | $79.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 14 | 14 | 100% | $34.3kSign up | $20.6kSign up | $95.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 71 | 25 | 35% | $7.3kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $41.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $7.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 4 | 1 | 25% | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 39 | 14 | 36% | $5.6kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 51 | 43 | 84% | $25.9kSign up | $10.2kSign up | $331kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $24.9kSign up | $24.9kSign up | $24.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 15 | 11 | 73% | $5.3kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $26.5kSign up |
| Multiple | 34 | 30 | 88% | $34.3kSign up | $23.2kSign up | $331kSign up |
| Sculpture | 151 | 136 | 90% | $22.5kSign up | $9.6kSign up | $365kSign up |
| Other | 967 | 681 | 70% | $23.8kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $297kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 49 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 175 | 119 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 142 | 83 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 183 | 103 | $10.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 106 | 87 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 113 | 82 | $14.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 99 | 84 | $22.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 107 | 93 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 80 | 62 | $24.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 60 | 54 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 58 | 52 | $28.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 67 | 61 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 38 | 37 | $21kSign up |
| 2013 | 43 | 37 | $25.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 8 | $5kSign up |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $21.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | $4.9kSign up |