Gio PONTI (1891-1979) Suite of four chairs, circa 1975. Model 699 known as Supperleggera. With woven rush seat on an ash and black lacquered wood frame. H. 82 cm; W. 40 cm; D. 40 cm. Cassina edition. Scratches, wear, repaints and stains. Bibliography : Revue Domus, 1955-1959, Tome IV, Taschen, 2006, similar model reproduced on p. 466. Exhibition catalog, 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra design museum, Vitra museum, 1996, similar model reproduced on p. 124 and p. 125. Ugo La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Rizzoli, 2009, similar model reproduced on p. 244 to p. 247. Giampiero Bossoni, Made in Cassina, Cassina, 2009, similar model reproduced on p. 148 to p. 151.