Barware / Serveware
Vintage Italian Dyed Red Goatskin and Brass Cocktail Shaker by Aldo Tura
$475.00Aldo Tura Shaker/Thermos (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Composed of a hollow wooden exterior wrapped in dyed red goatskin with gilt inlay finished in a clear acrylic. Features a stainless steel interior and brass-plated stainless steel top.
Uncommon architectural example seemingly depicting a majestic scene with a castle and adjoining structures.
The brass plate on the thermos’s top has mostly peeled, revealing the stainless steel within.
There is minor goatskin and gilt wear as shown, along with only light spotting to the stainless steel interior, which has been thoroughly cleaned. Overall, in very good, vintage condition with age-commensurate wear.
H: 9.75″ / 7.25″ (without top) x Diameter: 3.75″
Vintage Italian Malachite Green Goatskin and Brass Bottle Opener by Aldo Tura
$650.00Aldo Tura bottle opener/cap lifter composed of a dyed malachite green goatskin wrapped handle with rectangular brass opener (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Unusual example with the rectangular top (most commonly, the cap lifters are round).
Rich patina to the unpolished brass and only light wear to the handle. Very good, original condition.
Branded “PM Italy.”
Upright: H: 8.13″ x L: 2.25″ x D: 1.38″
Vintage Italian Modern Silver-Plated “Pepper” Ice Bucket with Red Interior
$700.00Charming Mid-Century Italian Modern ice bucket resembling both a bell pepper and an acorn with silver plate exterior and red and white plastic interior.
Features a heavily textured, sculptural stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Silver has been newly polished but shows a scuff and light spotting. Unpolished interior shows tarnish (masked by the plastic liner).
Bucket is branded ‘STYLE AS 666 / PER ALIMENTI’ (Italian for ‘for food’), and exterior is stamped ‘silver plated.’
Overall dimensions diameter: 8″ x height: 10″ (6″ H with the top removed).
Vintage Italian Modernist Silver-Plated “Apple” Insulated Ice Bucket
$450.00Mid-Century Italian Modern “apple-form” ice bucket with silver plate exterior and cream plastic interior (ca. 1960s).
Features a heavily textured, sculptural petiole and leaf decoration that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Silver has been newly polished but shows moderate wear (namely, a patch of discoloration and a smattering of scuffs/scratches at the bottom, along with minimal spotting to the plastic liner and general wear, as shown).
Diameter: 7″ x H: 8″
Vintage Italian Modernist Silver-Plated “Squash” Lidded Serving / Candy Dish
$350.00Mid-Century Italian Modern silver-plated snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top formed to resemble a squash.
This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France at the time.
Though shallow, this piece can additionally hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor.
Features a heavily textured, sculptural stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Newly polished; patina/spots of tarnish remain along with one patch of plate loss, as shown.
Measures: diameter: 8″ x height: 7.25″/2″ (without top)
Stamped ‘silver plated.’
Vintage Italian San Marino Fat Lava Ceramic and Enamel “Fish” Pitcher
$130.00Circa 1960s Italian ceramic pitcher produced in San Marino (a small, independent republic within Italy). Features a highly-textured ‘fat lava’ glaze, one of San Marino’s signature finishes. ‘Effetto Lacca’ (enamel effect) was incorporated in the hand-decoration of the piece and depicts a school of fish (two on on side, three on the other).
Excellent, vintage condition with no flaws.
Stamped “Rep. San Marino Made in San Marino Italy.”
7ʺW × 5ʺD × 7ʺH
Vintage Italian Silver-Plated “Pumpkin” Ice Bucket by Mauro Manetti
$1,800.00Vintage “pumpkin” ice bucket designed by Mauro Manetti (ca. 1970, Italy). Crafted from silver-plated cast aluminum with an aluminum interior bucket.
Features a heavily textured, sculptural petiole and leaf decoration that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Excellent, vintage condition with only light spotting to the interior bucket.
Measures: Height: 7″ (4.5″ without lid) x Diameter: 7″.
SKU: IBPOT16
Vintage Italian Silver-Plated “Pumpkin” Lidded Serving/Candy Dish
$450.00Italian silver-plated snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top formed to resemble a pumpkin or squash (ca. 1930s/40s, Italy).
This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France in the Mid-20th Century.
Though shallow, with the addition of an insulated lining this piece can hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor.
Features a heavily textured, sculptural stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Silver has been newly polished but retains its patina/shows wear (namely, scuffs and spots of tarnish, along with splitting to the edge from repetitive lid placement and removal, as shown).
Branded with silver hallmark to inform date of creation (a raised hand, S and SP), though cypher is unrecognized as belonging to a specific year/manufacturer.
Dimensions – Diameter: 5.75″ x H: 4.75″ (2″ H with the top removed).
SKU: IBSP8
Vintage Italian Silver-Plated “Tomato” Insulated Ice Bucket
$650.00Mid-Century Italian Modern “tomato-form” ice bucket with silver plate exterior and cream plastic interior.
Features a dense, sculpted stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Silver has been newly polished but shows wear (tarnish/peeling/scuffs). The rim has a minor dent, disallowing the lid from sitting completely evenly. Remains an intriguing decorative object in good, usable condition.
Overall dimensions Diameter: 7.38″ x H: 9″ (5.25″ H with the top removed).
SKU IBSP3
Vintage Italian Silver-Plated Insulated “Pumpkin” Ice Bucket by Teghini
$750.00Mid-Century Italian Modern “pumpkin-form” ice bucket with silver plate exterior and ivory-hued plastic interior designed by Argenteria Teghini (ca. late 1960s/early 1970s, Florence, Italy).
Features a heavily textured, sculptural stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Silver has been newly polished but retains its patina/shows wear (namely, scuffs and spots of tarnish, along with spotting to the plastic liner, as shown).
Stamped “Teghini Firenze Made in Italy.”
Dimensions – Diameter: 6″ x H: 6.5″ (5.13″ H with the top removed).
SKU IBSP5
Vintage Japanese Chrome and Etched Glass “Penguin” Decanter and Music Box
$350.00Mid-Century Japanese chrome, stainless steel, black plastic, and etched glass penguin-form liquor bottle/decanter with music box component that plays “How Dry I Am.” Designed in a Deco style, but manufactured around the late 1950s/early 1960s.
Penguin’s head composed of black plastic with chrome-plated beak and eyes doubles as a removable stopper.
Very good, vintage condition, sans spots of black paint loss to the chrome on the back of the decanter. Bottle has been cleaned and can be used as intended or for purely decoration purposes, as the charming penguin figurine alone makes for a nice tabletop decoration. Music box is functioning.
H: 12.5″ x L: 4.25″ x D: 4.75″
Vintage Japanese Modern Rosewood and Stainless Steel Salad Servers/Tongs by Nevco
$95.00Vintage set of salad tongs in YAX stainless steel and rosewood (ca. 1960s, Japan).
Modernist design with crescent-form ‘spork’/fork and serving spoon.
Very good, vintage condition with age-appropriate wear to the stainless steel.
Marked “Nevco Stainless Steel Japan.”
H: 0.75″ x L: 10.88″ x D: 2.5″