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Maestro Ghico Nardi FIAT steering wheel design, ceramic presentation tablet or ashtray
Handmade, hand painted by the art designer and perfectionist Maestro Ghigo (Camillo Ghigo).
Never used ...
Designed and made by the perfectionist Maestro Ghigo (Torino, Italy). Craquelure ceramic Work of Art for the Italian manufacturer Officine Nardi. This in the form of a vintage sport steering wheel. Bearing a facsimile signature of E. Nardi (Enrico Nardi, 1907-1966) and Maestro Ghigo (Italian, circa 1950-60s).
Officine Nardi specialized in automotive prototypes and speed-enhancing car components. The company was most known for its design of the Nardi steering wheel, in mahogany and walnut, from which this design is inspired. These Steering wheel was a special gift for a special person, personally given and presented by Giovanni Agnelli.
Nardi Steering wheel Art recently offered/sold:
- OPEN ROADS FALL 11-20 NOV 2020 (LOT 1070) (as a Nardi Ferrari Steering Wheel Ceramic Ashtray) (only difference the Ferrari emblem)
Sold for $7.500
- 1stDIBS.com (as a Nardi Jaquar Steering Wheel Ceramic Ashtray, Italy, ca. 1960's) (only difference the Jaquar emblem)