59. 59W GIO PONTI (1891-1979) Suite of ten chairs 646 known as Leggera Created in 1951 Cassina edition Oak, ash and straw Each: H: 83 cm (32.5/8 in.); W: 42 cm (16.1/2 in.); D: 46.5 cm (18.1/4 in.) A set of ten '646' chairs also called 'Leggera' in oak, ash and straw designed by Gio Ponti in 1951 and edited by Cassina. Bibliography "Tre mobili: presentati da Giordano Chiesa e da Cassina alla Triennale" in Domus, December 1951, n. 264-265, cover, p. 15 U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti: L'arte si innamora dell'Industria, Ed. Coliseum, Milan, 1988, pp. 232, 251, 252, 253 U. La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Ed. Rizzoli, Milan, 1995, p. 232, 251, 252, 253 L. Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni 1920-1976, Ed. Electa, Milan, 2004, p. 242, 243 Tutto Ponti, Gio Ponti archi-designer, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 19 October 2018-10 February 2019, p. 5, 167, 170, 171, 214, 219