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Bitossi Blue Owl

Italian “Rimini Blue” Ceramic Owl Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Rare large Italian “Rimini Blue” ceramic owl vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. In beautiful
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Ceramic Owl by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960's
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic owl by Aldo Londi as part of the Blue Rimini collection for Bitossi, Italy, 1960's. Blue
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Grouping of Five Italian Ceramic Owls by Ado Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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1960’s Rare grouping of five Italian “ Rimini Blue” ceramic owls by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. They
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Bitossi by Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1970
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An Aldo Londi designed owl in sky blue with exposed clay body to the base. Dome shaped top. Has its
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Bitossi Blue Owl For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bitossi blue owl available at 1stDibs. Each bitossi blue owl for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, pottery and clay. There are many kinds of the bitossi blue owl you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right bitossi blue owl, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made bitossi blue owl has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bitossi, Aldo Londi and Raymor are consistently popular.

How Much is a Bitossi Blue Owl?

A bitossi blue owl can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $875, while the lowest priced sells for $395 and the highest can go for as much as $1,625.

Bitossi for sale on 1stDibs

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.”

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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.

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