Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Italian
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of the famed Italian company Bitossi Ceramiche embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in Bitossi pottery that includes artisanal vintage vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful, totemic vessels designed by the high priest of postmodernism, Ettore Sottsass.
Bitossi was incorporated by Guido Bitossi in 1921, though the family began making art pottery in the mid-19th century. In the 1930s, Londi came aboard, bringing with him a mindset that respected time-honored craft, yet looked also to the future. On the one hand, Londi’s perspective fostered the making of Bitossi’s popular whimsical cats, owls, horses and other animal figures, hand-shaped and -carved and finished in a rich azure glaze known as “Rimini Blue.”
But with his other hand, Londi reached out to thoughtful, experimental designers such as Sottsass. After hiring Sottsass to design ceramics for his New York imports company, Raymor, American entrepreneur Irving Richards connected the Milanese design polymath to Londi, who introduced Sottsass to ceramics in the 1950s.
During that decade, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis postmodern design collective in Milan, Sottsass used the Bitossi kilns to create timeless works that manifest both primitive forms and modern geometries. In later decades, Bitossi would welcome new generations of designers, which have included such names as Ginevra Bocini and Karim Rashid.
While always looking forward, Bitossi is firm in their belief that mastery of craft is the first step towards beautiful design. As you will see from the works offered on these pages, that is a winning philosophy.
Find a collection of vintage Bitossi decorative objects, lighting and serveware on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Bitossi
Set of Two Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramics Pieces, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful set of two blue Bitossi pieces. A bowl of 22cm diameter and 5.5cm high and a candleholder with a diameter or 10cm and 4 high.
Both pieces are in beautiful condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Vintage Blue Ceramic Ashtray Handcrafted in Italy by Aldo Londi 1950
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Blue Ceramic Ashtray Handcrafted in Italy by Aldo Londi 1950
Round "Rimini Blu" enameled terra cotta cigar ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Handcrafted in Italy with hand c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Stoneware
Rimini Blu Catchall Ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Made in Italy
By Aldo Londi, Raymor, Bitossi
Located in Miami, FL
Italian handmade ceramic vide-poche or catchall tray in the vibrant signature blue of Aldo Londi's iconic art pottery collection Rimini Blu, orig...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Handmade Brown Lacquered Earthenware Pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Handmade in Italy, 1970s.
This jug is made in lacquered earthenware with brown and orange shades, which are rare colors.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces o...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Earthenware
Vintage Italian Bitossi Studio Pottery Ashtray
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in San Diego, CA
Ashtray produced in the 1960s by Bitossi, based on a design by Aldo Londi. This piece is a rare abstract fat lava glaze textured piece. A truly unique piece that will add style to yo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
$452 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Midcentury Rimini Blu Ceramic Ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming iconic Italian modern ceramic ashtray from the Rimini Blu series designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy in beutiful original condition.
The Italian Ceramic Artist Aldo Lo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
$425 Sale Price
28% Off
Midcentury Pottery Ashtray by Aldo Londi Ceramic for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
Round ceramic ashtray painted in geometric Piet Mondrian patterns. Designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Aldo Londi, Ceramic/Pottery Vase by Bitossi, Geometric/Mondrian Pattern
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and elegant ceramic vase by Aldo Londi and made by Bitossi.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Very Rare Lamp Base, Italy, 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A very large and extremely rare lamp base by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, circa 1964. The pattern is Persian Blu glazed and manganese brown body, with sgraffito cross-banded lines,...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Pottery
Italian Ceramic Bowl Ca' 1960's
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Super mod 1960's, Italian ceramic bowl. Made by SICA-in Vicenza, Italy. Great colors-very thick and heavy. Unusual line decoration.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi and Italica Ars, Italy 1970s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Italica Ars
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This is a Rimini blue vase from the 1970s.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Flavia Montelupo, also known as Bitossi, for Ars Italica.
Bitossi was founded in 1921 in Mon...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Owl by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960's
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic owl by Aldo Londi as part of the Blue Rimini collection for Bitossi, Italy, 1960's. Blue and turquoise glazed ceramic with carved geometric design.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Italian Bitossi Ceramic Vase
By Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Bitossi Ceramics is an Italian ceramics company founded in 1921 by Guido Bitossi in the town of Montelupo Fiorentino, located in the Tuscany region of Italy. Bitossi Ceramics is know...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Fan-10 White Bowl by Formafantasma
By Bitossi, Formafantasma
Located in Milan, IT
Matching contemporary taste for unadorned elegance, this cylindrical bowl by duo Formafantasma in matte white ceramic was showcased at the 2019 Milan Design...
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2010s Italian Modern Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$914 / item
Tribe Brown and Yellow Low Vase by Arik Levy
By Bitossi, Arik Levy
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant and expressive, this stylized ceramic bowl-shaped vase flaunts a two-tone finish enriching its design with earthy tones, warm brown on the outside and yellow inside, the latter visible through the wide top opening. Perfect in a modern, neutral-toned interior where it will add a subtle pop of color, this low-profiled vase...
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2010s Italian Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
$1,133 / item
Postmodern Beige Earthenware Pitcher / Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi.
Bitossi was founded in 1921 in Montelupo, a city near Florence, and it is one of the most known Italian ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Earthenware
Italian Space Age White Vase in Glazed Ceramic by Bitossi 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning large Bitossi white vase with drops 1970s
A little ware on some of the drops.
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Bitossi Vetrata Pattern Covered Box by Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed 'Vetrata' pattern covered box in orange, yellow and brown. Lovely bright condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Bitossi 'Spagnoli' Pattern Mirror Frame, Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare circular mirror frame designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the mid-1960s. 'Spagnoli' pattern in blue.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Pottery
Ceramic bowl of the serie Rimini Blue by Aldo Landi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960
By Bitossi
Located in Brussels, BE
Ceramic bowl of the serie Rimini Blue by Aldo Landi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960
Bitossi is a historic identity of Italian manufacturing, present since the second half of the nineteenth...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Orange and Black Ceramic Smoking Set by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s Italian orange with black squares design glazed ceramic smoking set by Bitossi. The lighter inset is polish chrome and the base is wood.
Dimensions: Ashtray-7” wid...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Chrome
Italian Ceramic Pitcher and Four Tumblers by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian drinking set by Bitossi. Pitcher and four cups. Marked Italy on underside. Excellent condition. Gorgeous blues and greens. Artwork for your tabletop.
Measures: Pitc...
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1960s Italian Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Bitossi Vase: Metallic Silver Chrome
By Bitossi
Located in Montreal, QC
This vase is cylindrical .with an inverted base and with a candle socket shaped mouth. it is finished with a chromed/silver glaze which has the effect of making it looks like metal. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Brown Enameled Earthenware Vase by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This is a brown enameled earthenware vase with a linear pattern of different colors.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Aldo Londi Ceramic, Pottery Ashtray for Bitossi, Geometric, Mondrian, Pattern
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very elegant design in this ashtray by the well known artist/designer Aldo Londi.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ceramic Ashtray
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aldo Londi Bitossi ceramic ashtray
Italy, circa 1960’s.
Manufactured by Bitossi.
Organic composition and feel.
Marked identification.
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1960s Italian Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Raymor Chunky and Oversized Ashtray/ Cachepot
By Bitossi, Raymor
Located in North Miami, FL
Wonderful rich blue base and grayish white top glazed ceramic ashtray. So many beautiful details to this large round bowl.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Cylinder Vase Purple Motifs, Italy, circa 1970
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large cylindrical vase with shaped top and the brown manganese body is decorated with purple acid resist circular motifs. Designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi Fish Pattern Lamp Base Italy, circa 1968
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed large rectangular lamp base with 5 medallions on the front blue panel, each decorated with an incised double fish motif under a crackled fritte glaze...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Mid Century Italian Yellow Green Orange Ceramic Vase by Bitossi, 1950s
By Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Vase by Bitossi Italy 1950s in typical midcentury colors.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Bitossi serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Bitossi serveware, ceramics, silver and glass are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Bitossi serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 130 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 14 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass by Bitossi were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider serveware, ceramics, silver and glass by Aldo Londi, Fratelli Toso, and Flavio Poli. Prices for Bitossi serveware, ceramics, silver and glass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $225 and can go as high as $8,010, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $925.
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Questions About Bitossi Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
- How do you identify a Bitossi?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024To identify a Bitossi, look for the maker's markings on the bottom and other inconspicuous areas. Beginning in the 1950s, Bitossi typically marked its pottery with a handwritten style number and the words "Made in Italy" or "Italy." After the 1970s, the Italian company started to imprint its name on its pieces. However, some Bitossi pottery is unmarked. As a result, you may want to consult a certified appraiser or a knowledgeable dealer for assistance with identification. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of Bitossi pottery.
- What is Bitossi's style?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Bitossi's style has changed over the course of its more than 100-year history. However, the brand is most famous for its mid-century modern pieces made during the 1950s and ’60s. Bitossi ceramics also reflect the hallmarks of Scandinavian modern style. Explore a wide range of Bitossi pottery from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Is all Bitossi signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, not all Bitossi is signed. A small number bear no marks at all. Most have either a hand-applied signature or a stamp that says "Italy" or "Made in Italy." You'll find a collection of expertly vetted Bitossi decorative objects and lighting on 1stDibs.
- Is Flavia the same as Bitossi?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024No, Flavia and Bitossi are not exactly the same. The company Gruppo Colorobbia produces both Flavia and Bitossi pottery. Beginning in 1976, the Flavia collection featured more decorative art pieces than the Bitossi line. In 1994, Gruppo Colorobbia began calling everything Bitossi. However, you can find some select pottery that bears both the Flavia and Bitossi names. Explore a wide range of Bitossi pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The history of Bitossi pottery began in 1926, when Guido Bitossi founded his shop in Montelupo Fiorentino, near Florence, Italy. He descended from a long line of artisans, including painters, sculptors and potters. His son Londi became the creative director of Bitossi in 1946 and was responsible for introducing the colorful glazes that Bitossi has become famous for during his 50-year tenure. During the 1950s, Ettore Sottsass began to design unique pieces for Bitossi, and his geometric bowls and vases redefined the art form of pottery and set major trends during the mid-century period. After Londi Bitossi stepped down, a new generation of the family took over, with Guido's granddaughter Cinzia Bitossi serving as artistic director and his great-granddaughter Ginevra Bocin acting as CEO. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Bitossi pottery.