Gio Pomodoro Sphere or Holder for Alessi d'Apres, 1972

In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...

Could be American or Italian hand-painted flowers that also hold a candle. Makes for a nice indoor or outdoor centerpiece.

This set of twenty four silver plated place card or menu holders are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Asia in approximately 1960 in a Tibetan style. The holders are compos...

Rare Murano table cloth or letter holder two-toned green glass.