Mid-Century Pleated Leather and Crystal Glass Ashtray by Jacques Adnet, 1970s

Splendid square pocket tray or ashtray made in black lacquered wood, shell and brass. This incredibly elegant object is attributed to Tommaso Barbi and was made in Italy during the 1...

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 ...

Superb ashtray with a bent leather frame and crystal cut glass. This fantastic piece is attributed to Jacques Adnet and was produced in France during the 1960s. This charming ashtra...

Superb ashtray with a leather body and glass top. This fantastic item is attributed to Jacques Adnet and was produced in France during the 1950s. The unique element of this magnif...

Amazing midcentury carved crystal glass ashtray. This wonderful item was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in Italy during 1960s. This piece is unique as it has two carved sides and two straight ones and tone of the crystal, that is a very elegant water marine. A perfect bowl to complete a midcentury-style living room or entrance. Measures (cms): width - 20 depth - 20 height - 2 Pietro Chiesa (1892-1948) was an Italian designer who specialised in modernist and Art Deco designs. Chiesa was one of the founding members of FontanaArte which was established in 1932, and as its artistic director, he designed hundreds of items ranging from furniture to objets d’art. A member of the Swiss Ticino family of artists, Chiesa is best known for his glass furnishing pieces, such as the Fontana table. Fontana Arte (established in 1933) was founded by Luigi Fontana, Gio Ponti, and Pietro Chiesa as a premier producer and marketer of furniture, lighting, and furnishing accessories, and distignuished itself applying the highest standards of glass craftsmanship and techniques. Throughout Fontana Arte’s history, its lamps and furniture have been highly sought after due to their superior glass craftsmanship and innovative design. Saint-Gobain Invests in Luigi Fontanta e Compagni The origins of Fontana Arte go back to 1881, when Luigi Fontana established Luigi Fontana e Compagni to produce and market sheet glass for the construction industry. Luigi’s success as an entrepreneur in the growing Italian construction sector attracted the attention of the French glass-making company Saint-Gobain, which, in 1910, took a majority stake in the ownership of Luigi Fontana e Compagni transforming it into a “Società Anonima” still under the direction of Luigi Fontana. By the mid-1920s, Fontana e Compagni’s capabilities included the creation of artistic stained glass that was mostly used in functional and decorative settings of churches and cathedrals. Gio Ponti Becomes Fontana e Compagni’s Artistic Director In just a few years, the production of such artistic stained-glass products had become of such importance that a different division within the Fontana e Compagni was created to further its development. In 1930, Luigi Fontana met the successful young Milanese architect Gio Ponti, who was then the art director of Richard-Ginori pottery company, and they formed a partnership, under the name of Luigi Fontana SA, for the production of light fixtures, furniture, and furnishing objects. During this initial period, Gio Ponti designed from Fontana Arte the now-iconic 0024 Pendant light (1931) and the Bilia Table Lamp (1931). Pietro Chiesa, Gio Ponti, and Luigi Fontana Found Fontana Arte In 1932, Gio Ponti approached Pietro Chiesa to join him and Luigi Fontana and to become Luigi Fontana SA’s artistic director. In 1933, Pietro Chiesa merged his studio, the Bottega di Pietro Chiesa, with Fontana SA, and together Luigi Fontana, Gio Ponti, and Chiesa founded Fontana Arte. During Chiesa’s tenure as artistic director, Fontana Arte’s production became rich and varied. It included furniture, tables, mirrors, sculptures, and stained glass, but it was certainly in the lighting sector where Fontana Arte excelled by creating lamps and lights with the highest standards in glass craftsmanship and modern designs. From this period came the Luminator floor lamp, the Cartoccio glass vase, and the Fontana Arte table made out of a single band of bent clear glass, (all designed by Pietro Chiesa, in 1932); and the Naska lamp...

Amazing midcentury amber yellow "Sommerso" Murano glass vase. This fantastic piece was created by Artistic Crystal in the 1970s. This amazing item has its original label and it's ...

Classic leather and glass catchall / ashtray by French modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Rich oxblood leather base with stitching around the...

Classic leather and glass catchall / ashtray by French designer Jacques Adnet. Rich cognac leather base with signature Adnet contrast stitching and a circular inset cutout. Crystal g...

Handsome green leather and frosted glass ashtray from the 1950s by seminal French Art Deco modernist designer Jacques Adnet. The inside part of t...

Substantial glass catchall / ashtray with a leather lid in the style of French designer Jacques Adnet. Thick frosted glass body with a lid made of black leather with contrast stitch...

Unique leather and glass ashtray in the style of Jacques Adnet. Rouched saddle leather holds a square inset glass ashtray. Interesting design.

An heavy purple Murano glass bowl designed and manufactured in Venice by Seguso in the 1970s, it's in perfect conditions. This Ashtray by Seguso is a timeless example of the interse...