Mid-Century Modernist Malachite Bowl/Ashtray

This exquisite Mid-Century Modernist Oribe bowl, crafted in Japan during the 20th century, is a stunning example of the enduring beauty and craftsmanship of Japanese ceramics. The bowl features a distinctive green glaze, characteristic of Oribe ware, which is celebrated for its vibrant hues and unique glazing techniques. Hand-painted with meticulous care, the bowl showcases an intricate design that seamlessly blends traditional Japanese aesthetics with a modernist sensibility. The organic forms and fluid lines of the decoration reflect the skilled artistry and attention to detail inherent in Oribe ceramics...

This beautiful and sophisticated modernist bowl by archived seguso was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- during the latter half of the 20th century. It features an amorphic kidney form in translucent Murano glass with an undulating indented side. There is a woven filigree pattern (like a fishing net) present throughout the substrate of the glass in opaque white (perhaps a maritime theme) as well as an abstract sculptural embellishment in relief suggestive of a nudibranch or sea slug...

Lovely natural malachite stone hand carved bowl or ashtray, Spain, 1950s-1960s. Carved and polished malachite showing the mineral’s distinctive banding striations in different shade...

Decorative bowl or ashtray fashioned out of a piece of all natural malachite mineral stone. Polished beautifully to display the natural layerings and concentrics of the stone.