John Clappison Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

This vide Poche, ashtray is in marble. The color is green. It has been made i, Italy circa 1960, and is in good condition.

Brass shell centrepiece or vide poche, it can be used as an ashtray too. In the style Honoré de Paris, Maison Charles.

Delightful square pocket tray or ashtray made in burgundy lacquered wood, shell and brass. This incredibly elegant object is attributed to Tommaso Barbi and was made in Italy during ...

Risqué porcelain pin up girl ashtray or vide-poche, circa 1950's. Piece measures 3.75" high by 5" long by 4.25" wide and is unsigned. In very good vintag...

Made in Italy, 1960s. This ashtray / catchall is made in murano glass with murrines and silver leaf. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can...

Amazing round ashtray or vide-poche in granite effect ceramic and brass by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Tommaso Barbi's original label is s...

Made in Italy, 1960s. This ashtray / catchall is made in Murano glass. It is a "Tutti frutti" model. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can...

Round ashtray or Vide-Poche in travertine marble and steel. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The original label is still attached on the back, as shown in the pictures.  

A beautiful Art Nouveau Gouda pottery ashtray. Wonderfully colorful floral hand painted design, from Holland. This well made decorative object can also be used as a key holder/vide poche. Signed Dalia Konin Klyk, Coedewaalem, Gouda, Holland and numbered on bottom. Measures: 4 3/4 in. diameter x 2 3/8 in. high Other interesting information about this form of pottery: There isn’t a factory called Gouda Pottery; the pottery is called that because the main factories were in Gouda. Gouda (pronounced ‘how-da’) is the generic term we use for all the pottery factories in Holland – all Dutch pottery other than Delftware, that is. The area around Gouda had clay to make pots, which is why most of the factories settled there. A lot of the clay also came from England. The Dutch started producing clay pipes...

This vide poche or ashtray in in Glass. It has been done circa 1970, in France.

Vide poche in Onyx. This ashtray is rare by his color. It is in a green color. It has been made in italy circa 1960.

Gorgeous ceramic ashtray or vide-poche in a stunning blue glazed (Rimini Blu) color. This vibrant ceramic item was designed by Aldo Londi and hand-craf...