Round Ashtray or Vide-Poche in Terracotta by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s

Midcentury amazing squared ashtray or vide-poche in travertine and steel by Fratelli Mannelli. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Perfect desk object or gift idea.

Midcentury round vide-poche dish in travertine by Fratelli Mannelli. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The original label is still attached on the back, as shown in the pictures.

We offer for sale an elegant sculptural ashtray made in Italy, as attested by the manufacturer's brand label still present at the base, between the 60s and 70s. The round travertine ...

Sculptural Ashtray attributable to the historic company Fratelli Mannelli, specialized in the processing of travertine. Known for its collaboration with the designer Enzo Mari, who designed a series of stylized travertine animals, this Manifcaturer has also produced many other furnishing elements such as ashtrays, coffee tables and lamps. The ashtray that we offer for design and material seems to be part of this vast production of this manufacturer. The ashtray has a classic quadrangular shape but the distinctive element that distinguishes it and makes it more similar to a sculpture than a simple ashtray is in the handmade carved elements. There is a small central basin that connects with those created to be able to place the cigarettes laterally, but above all the lines that intersect each other as in a sound sculpture by Pinuccio Sciola.