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Creator: Fontana Arte
Vintage Crystal Ashtrays by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful pair of crystal ashtrays or pocket emptiers produced by Italian manufacture Fontana Arte in the 1960s.
The ashtrays are square and have a central basin, useful for placing...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Fontana Arte Mirrored Crystal Italian Design, 1960s Ashtray Bowl
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
Fontana Arte
1960s
Mirrored crystal
Perfect condiction
Measure: Diameter 16.5 cm, height 2.5 cm.
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Fontana Arte Ashtray/Centerpiece/Glass, 1950, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Freeform Fontana Arte 1950s Glass Ashtray
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Freeform Fontana Arte 1950s glass ashtray.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte Italian Midcentury Pocket Tray Ashtray, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in bari, IT
Fontana Arte, pocket tray ash tray in cut glass circular base with three concave circles inside from 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Fontana Arte Glass/ Crystal, Dish, Vide-Poche, Free Form Shape Signed FX
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very pretty signed Fontana Arte, vide-poche. We think is Max Ingrand design.Also Pietro Chiesa worked at Fontana's at same time. Signed with FX and acid Fontana Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
"Cartoccio" Fontana Arte Italian Design Midcentury Crystal Vase
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
"Cartoccio" vase
by Fontana Arte
Italy, 1940-1950s
Acid crystal
Perfect condition.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte Empty Pocket or Ashtray, Italy 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Naples, IT
Fontana Arte, pocket tray or ash tray or centerpiece in cut glass circular base with four concave circles inside from 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
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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.
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Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
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