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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...

A Minton porcelain 'English Rose' pattern part dinner service 20th century. Comprising nine dinner plates 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diameter. Nine 6 1/8 in.(15.5cm.) bread and butter...

Vintage Koshida sumatsu serving set hand painted in floral pattern / Made in Japan circa 1960s 1 sugar bowl, width 7 inches, height 5 inches, depth 4 inches 1 oval platter, width 10....

Large Russian samovar tea urn mounted as a lamp. Exceptional quality and detail with oversized turned wooden handles on each side and a tall double light h...

Set of 5 Porcelain Snails Knife signed Limoges, circa 1930.  

Table set for 12 people "Le Parisien" by Creil & montereau. 12 different patterns with children playing with vegetables, eggs, frogs, nuts, snails, etc. Creil & Montereau marks with ...

Vintage Russian Samovar Electric Kettle. Silver-plated brass, working, produced in 1965. Voltage 220 V

Roberto Cavalli Casa Dark Lady series set of round porcelain box and tray decorated with rose / Made in Limoges France Original mark on the underside box: diameter 4.5 inches, height...

A pair of French silver plated neoclassical knife rests, each one holds up to 12 full or dessert size knives. Unmarked.

This set of six silver plated knife rests were made by Christofle of France in approximately 1960 in an antique style. The knife rests have nicely decorated serpentine side panels wi...

Roberto Cavalli Casa Dark Lady series set of 3 porcelain trays decorated with rose / Made in Limoges France Original mark on the underside Large tray: length 4.7 inches, width 3.5 in...

Samovar with two side handles in ebanized turned wood Very good condition Russia Early twentieth century Height cm 57 Width cm 38 Weight 6 kg circa.