Graziella Laffi Bowls and Baskets

Set up a stylish spot for your keys, cards and other trinkets with Calipso catch-all tray. Sitting atop four tiny feet in chromed brass, this elegant vide-po...

Metal Grotto style shell dish in a silver hue. Standing on three rounded footed feet, this dish elevates slightly off of where it sits. In a silver metal, this piece is shaped int...

Midcentury iron catch all or fruit bowl with atomic balls legs, the 1950s.

Large solid massive mahogany hand turned bowl centerpiece with sterling base , beautiful piece in original finish very clean looks like never used reatins label and base its marked a...

A striking sterling silver jewelry suite of bold design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The set consists of a highly sculptural necklace with a large pendant...

Modernist sculpted wood shark bowl catchall dish 3.75 tall x 7.5 w x 24 l inside bowl 6.75 x 12.75 Preowned unrestored vintage condition Refer to images pro...

Fantastic geometric vintage Japanese iron catch-all tray with beautiful enameled accents c1960s. Acquired in Japan.

For your consideration: a Pepe Mendoza a beautiful decorative sculptural item that can be used as an ashtray, dish, tray, catch all or bowl. Constructed with malachite & brass. Made...

Whimsical patinated sold brass bird ashtray circa 1950's great piece original finish, can be used as catch it all.a must for mid century Danish modern home decor.

Vintage amber yellow and gold Murano glass decorative bowl, vide-poche or cigar ashtray. Venetian hand blown glass with controlled bubble design (bullicante), discreet gold aventurin...

Produced and signed by Cantagalli of Italy. 12" x 5.5" x 3.5" tall. This is unusual for the company because they were very traditional, however during the 50s and 60s they did produc...

A bespoken sterling silver chocker necklace very bold design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The chocker features six subtly hammered roundels radiating into a trio of Axe-shaped fixed pendants, with two smaller ones flanking a large central one. The shape of the axe was often found in the Pre-Columbian art. As a bronze age tool, it symbolizes power. The necklace is not chain link but cast and joined as a solid chocker with box clasp mechanism. The design radiates a sense of history with the primitive tribal geometry in form, yet the necklace appears beyond ethnic, it exuberates a confident and bold modernistic aesthetic. The drop of the necklace on the mannequin (not included) is 11". It has an approximate 16" circumference and weighs 320 grams (10.3 troy ounces). It was tested as 900 purity with XRF analyzer. There is a Peruvian Cultural Ministry label applied and a catalog sticker on verso as shown. Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...