Ceramic / Glass / Enamel / Stone
Vintage Italian Modern Enamel Smoke Set by Vallenti
$195.00Charming smoke set designed in the 1960s by Vallenti of Italy. Composed of three pieces: two ashtrays and a cigarette holder in beige with sgraffito pattern (lines were ‘carved’ through the enamel in places to reveal the white base color).
Excellent, vintage condition, sans two spots of loss on bottom edge of the cigarette holder.
Larger ashtray: Diameter: 7.1″ x H: 1″
Smaller ashtray: Diameter: 5″ x H: .75″
Holder: Diameter: 2.25″ x H: 3″
Vintage Italian Mouth Blown Glass Bulbous Demijohn in Seafoam Green
$1,400.00Italian Demijohn / Carboy originally used for transporting wine (ca. early 20th Century, Italy).
Composed of attractive pale green/light seafoam free-blown glass exhibiting trapped air bubbles within the glass itself with a sheared lip and applied ring.
Very good, vintage condition with few exterior scuffs and streaks and light interior spotting from use. Both large and small air bubbles present throughout.
Both the interior and exterior of the piece have been thoroughly cleaned.
Sourced in Rome, Italy.
H: 25.5″ x Diameter: 17.13″
Other Italian and French demijohns available separately. See group shots for other examples. (This bottle is featured on the top left of the group images.)
Vintage Italian Oversized Ceramic Vase with Blue and Yellow Glazed Banding
$550.00Large ceramic vase in deep gray/ slate matte with glazed blue, white and yellow banding (ca. 1970s, Italy).
Attractive pops of bold colors against the slate backdrop and impressive size measuring H: 13.25″ x Diameter: 14.63″.
Excellent, vintage condition with only a couple of light scuffs, as shown.
Unmarked.
Vintage Italian Petite Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
$1,800.00Smallest version of the iconic model 1853 frosted glass table lamp designed in 1954 by the French glassmaker, Max Ingrand, for Fontana Arte, Italy.
Stylish, practical lamp occupying a small footprint but emitting a strong and pleasant light from two sources (glass shade and glass base).
Early example with original, vintage switch branded Fontana Arte (one switch controls the top light source, one the bottom) and lower perforated base.
Very good vintage condition with only light, age-commensurate wear to the off-white painted interior branches and socket, along with light wear to the glass including one small fleck to the top of the base directly below the socket carriage (not visible with the shade in place and does not impact the integrity of the piece – see last photo).
Original Italian socket, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
H: 13.5″ x Diameter: 7.63″
Shade alone measures: H: 7.5″ x Diameter (top): 5.75″ x Diameter (bottom): 7.63″
Socket height: 10.25″
Glass Base Diameter: 6.63″
Vintage Italian Petite Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
$1,800.00Smallest version of the iconic model 1853 frosted glass table lamp designed in 1954 by the French glassmaker, Max Ingrand, for Fontana Arte, Italy.
Stylish, practical lamp occupying a small footprint but emitting a strong and pleasant light from two sources (glass shade and glass base).
Early example with original, vintage switch branded Fontana Arte (one switch controls the top light source, one the bottom) and lower perforated base.
Very good vintage condition with only light, age-commensurate wear to the off-white painted interior branches and socket, along with light wear to the glass including one small fleck to the top of the base directly below the socket carriage (not visible with the shade in place and does not impact the integrity of the piece – see last photo).
Original Italian socket, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
H: 13.5″ x Diameter: 7.63″
Shade alone measures: H: 7.5″ x Diameter (top): 5.75″ x Diameter (bottom): 7.63″
Socket height: 10.25″
Glass Base Diameter: 6.63″
Vintage Italian Raymor White Glazed Ceramic Lidded Jar in Pink, Black, and Gold
$600.00Italian Mid-Century Modernist Raymor ceramic lidded jar/urn (ca. 1950s, Italy). Attributed to Aldo Londi/Bitossi, though unconfirmed.
Pinprick incisions throughout amid banded motifs in pink, black, and gilt glaze.
Statuesque, impressive piece with attractive colors incorporated.
Very good, vintage condition with minor loss to the rim’s gilt banding, as shown.
Signed.
H (without lid): 11.25″
H (with lid): 15.25″
Diameter: 5.63″
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 Travertine and Brass Decorative Cube Box by Passeri for Ark Line
$350.00Unique travertine ‘cube’ decorative box with brass dome lid and hollowed out cylindrical interior storage compartment suitable for small objects designed by P. Passeri for Ark-Line (ca. 1970s, Italy).
Incised decoration present to two of the four sides, appearing ‘grid-like’ in appearance and enhancing the geometric design of the piece.
Retains the manufacturer’s metal tag to one side of the box and paper label to the underside.
Excellent vintage condition with no losses. There is light, age-consistent wear to the polished brass lid, as shown.
H: 7.25″ x L: 5.25″ x D: 5.25″
Height without lid: 5.13″
Interior storage dimensions: H: 4.75″ x Diameter: 3.75″
Vintage Japanese Otagiri Incised Vase by OMC
$130.00Circa 1950s stoneware vase (Otagiri vase) produced by the Otagiri Mercantile Company (OMC) of Japan. OMC hired renowned artists including Bob Harrison, Wendy Morgan, Kurt R. Kress and Tom Taylor to design their products, which became common exports to the USA (particularly to California).
This example features an attractive assembly of earth-tones with an incised leaf and bird pattern) Relatively sizable example (H: 8.5″ x Diameter: 3.5″), as most common examples are small bud vases / dishes.
Retains the OMC foil label to the underside.
Vintage Matte Maroon Glazed Ceramic Planter Bowl by Deanna Nichols
$350.00Studio ceramic planter/bowl by ceramicist, Deanna Nichols (b. 1942-2017, Missouri).
Holding a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute (1965) and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in California (1967), Nichols was educated in painting and complex pottery making techniques at an academic level and later served as an educator at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Southwestern College in Chula Vista, CA, and The Chrysler Museum School in Norfolk, VA.
The second floor of the new student center at Kansas City Art Institute is named for Nichols (see image).
Circa 1979 based on the signature “Nichols,” which she used during that era and features a design reminiscent of the linear pattern and shape of certain sea shells. The rim decorated with incised sinuous lines protrudes out slightly from the vessel. Attractive palette in matte maroon, brown, and ochre glazes.
From the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her pieces.
“I fell under the spell of the wheel, loving the physical beauty of the moves required to form clay and the sense of peace that came from throwing. Function has always been the thing that made it work for me. That and the people who take the pieces into their lives and make it all relevant. Should this lump of clay become a vessel and Should it dry without crack, Fire without flaw and Serve without breaking, Then may it claim For its maker A tiny bit of immortality.” – Deanna Nichols, 2008
Relatively short size – H: 4″ x Diameter: 8.63″
Vintage Matte Stoneware “Beehive” Pendant Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
$2,200.00Ceramic pendant lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios as part of the “236” series of hanging lights (ca. 1960s, Veedersburg Indiana, USA).
Beehive-form perforated stoneware shade with swirl pattern in attractive matte earth tone hues of brown, reddy-brown, cream, and taupe .
Retains its original black lacquered metal finial and hardware which, along with the cord, measures over 8′ long. Newly rewired.
Very good, vintage condition with only light scuffs to ceramic and minor paint loss to chain/ring, as shown.
First appears in the 1960s Marshall Studios Catalog #17 (see images).
Ceramic fixture alone: H: (without metal ring): 11.5” H: (including metal ring): 13.5″ x Diameter: 8.5”
Approximately 8-9’ of chain and cord
Vintage Matte Stoneware “Beehive” Pendant Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
$2,200.00Ceramic pendant lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios as part of the “236” series of hanging lights (ca. 1960s, Veedersburg Indiana, USA).
Beehive-form perforated stoneware shade with swirl pattern in attractive matte earth tone hues of brown, reddy-brown, cream, and taupe .
Retains its original black lacquered metal finial and hardware which, along with the cord, measures over 8′ long. Newly rewired.
Very good, vintage condition with only light scuffs to ceramic and minor paint loss to chain/ring, as shown.
First appears in the 1960s Marshall Studios Catalog #17 (see images).
Ceramic fixture alone: H: (without metal ring): 11.5” H: (including metal ring): 13.5″ x Diameter: 8.5”
Approximately 8-9’ of chain and cord