Milan - Bowls and Baskets

Made in Vietri, Italy, 1950s. This ceramic bowl / centerpiece is hand-modeled and hand-painted, with a slight iridescent finish. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show sligh...

Sergio Asti for Venini Glass Large Ashtray. From the renowned DE'MODE'S series Designed on the occasion of the remodeling of the Bar Excelsior at the Excelsior Hotel Lido of Venice....

Impressive Murano glass centerpiece "Vulcano" designed by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.

Handcrafted from eco-friendly leather in a woven weave finish, this exquisite basket is the ideal solution to keep any area organized. Part of the Demetra series, this small basket, ...

Part of the Demetra series, this tall basket is made of high quality, durable, eco-friendly handwoven leather and features a lid of the same color. This ve...

A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design. This two pieces celebrates the eternal city of Rome through a meticulous and exquisite ...

Made in Germany by Brockwitz, 1930s - 1940s. This rare bowl / centerpiece is made in amber blown glass with parts that are satined. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show sl...

A medium round ceramic centerpiece featuring a vibrant blue glaze with a glossy finish from the Rimini Blu collection. The surface showcases intricate incised geometric patterns crea...

The value of change in a simple act, in stock. Karen Chekerdjian’s new creation puts design front and centre: from one foundation, multiple possibilities. An essential shape and classical lines enhance how, far from being a mere container or going unnoticed, this top transforms a table into a convivial place. The fruit basket can be a top element for Inside out table as well as a furnishing accessory that stands on its own. Dimensions: 31 x 14 cm. Commercial name: Inside out fruit bowl, by the Lebanese designer Karen Chekerdjian. Blue Sodalite marble...

Splendid Buccellati Hammered Silver Vide Poche / Tray Italy Late 20th Century Fully marked Buccellati 800 Made In Italy

Delicacy and opulence seamlessly merge in this exclusive bin, fashioned of glossy ivory-lacquered wood and distinguished by superb horn inlays along its rim. A sublime addition to re...

Vase in Black Marquinia, White Michelangelo, Arabescato Vagli Filo Rosso, Green Guatemala and Blu Sodalite marbles. Size: 20 x 12 x 32 cm, 7.9 x 4.7 x 12.6 in, smooth finishing. Comm...

Abstract enamel on copper bowl, Italy 1950s.

Trivoli Centrepiece by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: 37 x 14.5 cm Materials: Travertine Marble, Emperador Dark Marble. TIVOLI COLLECTION: TIVOLI, a picturesque city situated on the we...

This bowl is a versatile and striking addition to any modern home where, both as a vase or a centerpiece, it will make a statement. Its simple silhouette is adorned with a decorative...

An ideal addition to exclusive private studies or bedroom decors if pulled under a vanity, this bin reveals a strong geometric inspiration made unique by the presence of precious dar...

The great skills of Murano based artisans show in many different ways. Some are able blowers, others can freehanded create sculptures and elaborate bowls, and finally some master the...

Part of the Verona collection, this storage basket is exquisite, versatile, and elegant. It is the product of artisanal expertise and the use of the finest leather that was treated w...

This exquisite storage basket is the result of traditional artisanal methods and the finest leather. The leather was dyed using vegetable pigments and it is soft and durable. The lig...

A masterpiece of grace and craftsmanship, this elegant 1950s beveled crystal bowl emptier bears the unmistakable signature of Erwin Walter Burger for Fontana Arte. Entirely hand grou...

A versatile and stylish object of functional decor, this small rectangular basket is part of the Ravenna Collection, in which braided strips of vege...

A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design. Amami is part of the Amami Island Grand Tour family, inspired by the Japanese archipela...

A striking silhouette, elegant texture, and vibrant color are the defining qualities of this elegant round basket with tall sides. Entirely crafted using traditional methods, this pi...

Handcrafted of high-quality leather in a light sand color, and detailed with tone-on-tone stitching, this caddy basket can be displayed anywhere in a modern or traditional decor. From organizing makeup essential to desk or media accessories, this elegant piece of functional decor features six practical compartments to keep each item at hand, and a stylish handle to easily move it from room to room. A unique addition to any interior, it makes a memorable hostess gift with wine glasses and bottles of vintage wine.

Part of the Verona series, this large basket is a perfect object to store a variety of different items in an elegant and sophisticated way. The structure is entirely made in saddle l...

André Baud Black Ceramic Duck Vide-Poche. Vallauris France 1950s

Italian 1960s small red travertine stone and brass trim bowl.

Acid green decorative bowl - Murano glass valet tray - collectible bright Murano glass A heavy, fun and highly decorative Murano bowl / valet tr...

Sculptural bowl in white bronze handcrafted using a very sophisticated technique used by artisans for production.

FIELD STUDIO - Enameled Copper This important firm founded in TURIN in 1957 by 4 artists: Virgilio Bari, Euclide Chiambretti, Bianca Tuninetto and Lidia Lanfranconi . They designed ...

Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...

Mid-Century Modern decorative bowl / vide poche in yellow Murano glass, beautiful hue of color and timeless shape. Perfect for an entryway as a valet tray, or as an accent on sideboa...

Made in Italy, 1950s - 1960s. This high-quality handmade painted and lacquered ceramic decorative item can be used as a wall piece, as a catch all or as a centerpiece. It's been made by Petucco...

Extremely contemporary artistic bowl by Ghirò Studio (Milan, Italy) This object is a handmade artistic sculpture that can be used as a bowl, as a d...

Murano glass sculpture made by the great designer Carlo Nason born in Murano itself in 1935, who in the 70s made a series of wonderful and very exclusive sculptures with pleasant fre...

Murano Glass - Table Decorative - Sculptural Accent Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressi...

1990s Gorgeous ashtray or catch-All in porcelain by Paloma Picasso "Bangkok" for Villeroy Boch, limited edition. Marked on the bottom. It's excellent condition Dimensions: 5,51...

Opalescent shell bowl / ashtray by Fratelli Toso, Italy, circa 1959. This shell bowl / ashtray is made in pink hand-blown opaline glass under 'lattimo' glass opalescent ribs, with a ...

Made in Germany Walther and Sohne of Radeberg, 1930s - 1940s. The company was well known for making high quality pressed glass. Some of their flint and coloured glass has been attrib...

The "Mistake" tray is a playful and elegant marble piece that embraces the beauty of imperfection. Hand-crafted by skilled artisans in Tuscany, Italy from premium Spanish “nero marqu...

Made in Italy, 1950s. These catchalls / vide-poches / decorative plates are made in hand-enameled copper and features splendid colors. They are vintage, therefore they might show sl...

Fabulous painted wooden decorative boxes from the early 1920s Rustic Chic period, made in Italy. The boxes are small and are useful for organizing and arr...

Rare cobalt blue glass centerpiece manufactured by Vistosi.

Crystal bowl by Angelo Magiarotti for Cristalleria Colle.

Archimede Seguso oval bowl green submerged glass centrepiece, 1950.

Made in Italy, 1950s. This sinuous, dynamic and elegant centerpiece is made in lacquered ceramic that is varnished with iridescent colors. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might s...

Made in Italy, 1920s. This trinket bowl / vide-poche is made in amethyst ribbed Murano glass. It might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent original c...

Ciotola decorativa realizzata curvando e molando a mano il cristallo di spessore 25 mm. I bordi della ciotola sono stati scalpellati e lucidati. Il colore del cristallo utilizzato è...

Posacenere e portacandele in Vetro di Murano dorato, realizzati negli anni '60 Posacenere: Ø cm 16 h cm 3 Il vetro di Murano è un tipo di vetro artistico prodotto sull'isola di Mur...

Made in Italy, 1950s. This trinket bowl is made in black and yellow sommerso etched glass, which has been hand-blown and hand-modeled. This vase is a vintage piece, therefore it mig...

Large Custom Rotating Black & White Refined Marble Nova Bowl L by Jacopo Simonetti Dimensions: Large version: Ø 34 x 10 cm (or Ø 13.4 x 3.9 in) with a rotating mechanism. Materials: ...

Made in Italy, 1950s. This sinuous, dynamic and elegant centerpiece is made in lacquered ceramic that is varnished with iridescent colors. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might s...

Made in Italy, 1950s - 1960s. This set of four catchalls / vide-poches / decorative plates is made in glazed earthenware. These space-inspired plates are hand-made and hand-painted...

Il set comprendente svuota tasche e posacenere di Grand Tour by Vito Nesta è un binomio vincente per ogni tipo di ambiente. Ottimi in ingresso, su un tavolino in salotto, una mensola...

Maiolica sugar bowl Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 3.54 x 4.52 x 3.54 in (9 x 11,5 x 9 cm) Weight: 0.394 lb (0.179 kg) State of conservation: small and slight chips on the edges. The small sugar bowl has a swollen and ribbed body resting on a flat base. The cap-shaped lid follows the rib of the container and is topped with a small knob in the shape of a two-colored fruit. The sugar bowl is painted “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) with the characteristic floral motif of bunches and isolated semis. An example which closely corresponds to this one is kept at the Civic Museum in Lodi (G. Gregorietti, Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia, Catalogo della Mostra, Milano, 1964 n. 137). This decorative style represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and later introduced by Antonio Ferretti to Italy. The production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces starting from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, was able to commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables, both with or without contour lines, as well as in purple or green monochrome. After efforts to introduce more industrial production techniques to the sector succeeded, even the Ferretti manufacture, in the last decade of the eighteenth century, started heading towards decline despite its attempts to adapt production to neoclassical tastes. In 1796 the Napoleonic battle for the conquest of the Lodi bridge over the Adda definitively compromised the furnaces. Production resumed, albeit in a rather stunted manner, until Antonio's death on 29 December 1810. (M. L. Gelmini, pp. 28-30, 38, 43 sgg., 130-136 (for Simpliciano); pp. 31 sgg., 45-47, 142-192 (for Antonio). Bibliography G. Gregorietti, Maioliche di Lodi Milano e Pavia Catalogo della Mostra, Milano, 1964 n. 137; C. Baroni, Storia delle ceramiche nel Lodigiano, in Archivio storico per la città e i comuni del circondario e della diocesi di Lodi, XXXIV (1915), pp. 118, 124, 142; XXXV (1916), pp. 5-8; C. Baroni, La maiolica antica di Lodi, in Archivio storico lombardo, LVIII (1931), pp. 453-455; L. Ciboldi, La maiolica lodigiana, in Archivio storico lodigiano, LXXX (1953), pp. 25 sgg.; S. Levy, Maioliche settecentesche lombarde e venete, Milano 1962, pp. 17 sgg.; A. Novasconi - S. Ferrari - S. Corvi, La ceramica lodigiana, Lodi 1964, ad Indicem; Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia (catal.), Milano 1964, p. 17; O. Ferrari - G. Scavizzi, Maioliche italiane del Seicento e del Settecento, Milano 1965, pp. 26 sgg.; G. C. Sciolla, Lodi. Museo civico, Bologna 1977, pp. 69-85 passim; G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981; M. Vitali, in Storia dell'arte ceramica...

Made in Italy, 1960s. This vase is made in red, orange and yellow sommerso Murano glass, a beautiful combination that creates a flame effect. The external part is ribbed. It is a v...

Set of three solid larch wood bowls. Gorgeous proportions and patina

Made in Italy by Rometti, 1960s. This catchall / vide-poche / decorative plate is made in glazed ceramic with serigraphy, which was painted with gold. It has a shiny finish, slightl...

Made in Italy, 1980s. This catchall / vide-poche / decorative plate is made in glazed earthenware. It is signed by Pino Castagna. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show sl...

"Mosaico" crystal centerpiece by Roberto Sambonet for Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat.