Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Coffee table, model no. 2137, from the "Modern by Singer" series, circa 1956
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Phillips · Sep 3, 2026$4,902 ≈ £3,632 ≈ €4,220Sign up free to see price
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Illuminated drop-front writing desk
Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891–1979) · circa 1948
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $18,000 – $24,000 (≈ £11,071 – £14,761) (≈ €13,092 – €17,456)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “Mahogany-veneered wood, sycamore, chromium-plated tubular metal, glass”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 50 5/8 x 43 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (128.6 x 111.1 x 44.8 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Design (NY050213)
- Date
- December 17, 2013
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 240
- Estimate
- $18,000 – $24,000 (≈ £11,071 – £14,761) (≈ €13,092 – €17,456)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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