Leggera Model Chairs Designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina, Italy, 1950s, Set of 4

Vintage Italian midcentury modern dining chairs, model Leggera, designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina. Crafted with an ash wood frame and waxed rope seat, circa 1960s. Some chairs feature an original Cassina adhesive label. Bibliography references: Domus 264-265 (December 1951), p. 15; Domus 268 (March 1952), p. 1; Domus 321 (August 1956), Vipla advertisement; Centrokappa, Il design italiano degli anni ‘50, Ricerche Design Editrice, Milano, 1985, p. 109. These chairs remain original to the design period and exhibit normal signs of age and use. Items made of rosewood may require a specialized export process that could extend delivery by 2 to 4 weeks.