Gio Ponti (Milano 1891 - 1979) "Il trasporto e l'uccisione del daino" * Vase - lamp base of the series "Venatoria". Manufacture of Richard-Ginori, Pittoria di Doccia, Florence, 1924ca. Mold-formed majolica, hand-painted under glaze with figuration in yellow chiaroscuro in brown on green ground. Lamp-mounted from origin. Vase form no. 1151, decoration no. 371E. Inscribed in black under the base "Richard Ginori" with the crown monogram, the numerals "1151-371E" and the signature "Gio Ponti / Made in Italy". (h 34.5 cm.) (defects) Literature L. Manna, Gio Ponti. Le maioliche, Biblioteca di via Senato, Milano 2000, pp. 148-149