Bitossi - Aldo Londi - Bowl - Ceramic - Mid-Century Modern Design
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Mid‑century modern glazed ceramic bowl/ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, produced in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy, dating to the 1960s–1970s, measuring about 19 cm wide, 3.5 cm high and 19 cm deep, with a quadrilobed form and ochre yellow glaze, ivory interior with craquelure and a three-fish motif in dark outlines with blue, turquoise, red, brown and cream accents, stamped 'ITALY', in good vintage condition with minor enamel loss along the edges.
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Interesting pocket-emptying bowl / glazed ceramic ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, made in Montelupo Fiorentino, dating to the 1970s.
The piece features a distinctive quadrilobed shape, animated by stepped geometric elements, typical of Italian decorative taste of the period. The rim and walls are coated with a mustard-yellow / ochre glaze, with a deliberately matte surface.
Particularly decorative is the interior bottom, executed in an ivory tone with pronounced craquelure, on which sits a stylized composition of three fish. The figures are outlined in dark and animated by bands of blue, turquoise, red, brown and cream, creating a lively contrast with the warm tone of the structure.
The fish design, almost mosaic-like, and the combination of matte glazes and bright colors clearly evoke the language of Italian Mid-Century Modern and Italian decorative ceramics of the 1960s-70s.
On the base there is the incised mark “ITALY”.
Dimensions: about 19 cm in width × 3.5 cm in height.
The object is presented in good vintage condition, with normal signs of time and some small glaze irregularities/small losses along the edges, visible in the photographs and compatible with its age and artisanal fabrication. The interior glaze craquelure is part of the decorative effect of the piece.
A very representative piece of Tuscan ceramic production of the late twentieth century, especially suitable for a Bitossi collection, Montelupo ceramic, Italian Mid-Century Modern or vintage Italian design.
Interesting pocket-emptying bowl / glazed ceramic ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, made in Montelupo Fiorentino, dating to the 1970s.
The piece features a distinctive quadrilobed shape, animated by stepped geometric elements, typical of Italian decorative taste of the period. The rim and walls are coated with a mustard-yellow / ochre glaze, with a deliberately matte surface.
Particularly decorative is the interior bottom, executed in an ivory tone with pronounced craquelure, on which sits a stylized composition of three fish. The figures are outlined in dark and animated by bands of blue, turquoise, red, brown and cream, creating a lively contrast with the warm tone of the structure.
The fish design, almost mosaic-like, and the combination of matte glazes and bright colors clearly evoke the language of Italian Mid-Century Modern and Italian decorative ceramics of the 1960s-70s.
On the base there is the incised mark “ITALY”.
Dimensions: about 19 cm in width × 3.5 cm in height.
The object is presented in good vintage condition, with normal signs of time and some small glaze irregularities/small losses along the edges, visible in the photographs and compatible with its age and artisanal fabrication. The interior glaze craquelure is part of the decorative effect of the piece.
A very representative piece of Tuscan ceramic production of the late twentieth century, especially suitable for a Bitossi collection, Montelupo ceramic, Italian Mid-Century Modern or vintage Italian design.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Mid-Century Modern Design
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Italy
Manufacturer/brand
Bitossi
Designer/artist/maker
Aldo Londi
Material
Ceramic
Style
Mid-century modern
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
3.5 cm
Width
19 cm
Depth
19 cm
Estimated period
1960-1970
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