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Place of Origin: Italian
Murano Glass Blue one Flower Vase Handmade in Italy by Stories of Italy
By Stories Of Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Reprising an old Murano's technique from the 1940s the Italian duo stories of Italy have created for Les-Ottomans a unique collection of Murano glass pieces
The result is a stunning...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Hand-blown Murano Glass Grey Sculpture Signed by Loredano Rosin '1936-1992'
By Loredano Rosin
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Il Tuffatore is an important hand blown Murano glass sculpture by Loredano Rosin (1936-1992). Il Tuffatore, literally translated as, 'The Diver' is a Murano glass sculpture in deep g...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Gabriella Crespi Pair of Pitchers, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milan, IT
A superb pair of Gabriella Crespi 1970s pitchers.
Both pieces are signed.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
$6,640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique "Arnica" Italian Murano Glass Pharmacy Apothecary Jar
Located in Victoria, BC
Here is a beautiful Antique Italian Murano Glass Pharmacy Apothecary Jar. Elaborately hand painted and gilt on a yellowish tinted Murano glass. Featuring a grape bunch with leaf on t...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Purple Sommerso Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in purple color with a cased rim in pink/ blue glass. Design attributed to Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s.
A highly decorative geode round bowl lovely to be used as rings bowl, jewelry bowl, vide-poche or ashtray.
An interesting piece placed with other Murano glass pieces or decorative objects on a mirror tray to use in a vanity table, powder room our courtesy bathroom. It can be used also it as hand soap bowl...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$830 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Vintage Orange Frill Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Fish Form Soup Bowls on Baskets-Set of 4
Located in Ross, CA
Vintage lidded soup bowls with fish form lids, on baskets, made in Italy around the 1960's, set of four. Each piece includes a basket, bowl and fish lid.
Category
1960s French Provincial Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Blue Decorative Crystal Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative crystal blue glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Espresso Coffee Tea Cup Saucer
By Richard Ginori
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Italian porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer 'Toscana' by designer Richard Ginori, circa mid-20th century, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Country Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
BOTERO Small Thermal Carafe - Amalfi Blue
By Foglizzo 1921
Located in Torino, IT
The high-end thermal carafe is the result of a perfect balance of polished steel and leather, making it an impeccable choice for those seeking the ultimate in elegance. In addition, ...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
$438 / item
XL 1.6kg Murano Glass Sommerso Bowl Ashtray by Luigi Mandruzzato, Italy, 1970s
By Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass ash tray in XL dimensions
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Producer:
LUIGI Mandruzzato
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage xxl glass ash tray bowl element was...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Oriente Italiano Iris Set of 2 Espresso Cups and Saucers
By Richard Ginori
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning set of two espresso cups with lids and saucers is a superb interpretation of a staple in any Italian tableware collection. Crafted...
Category
2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set 7 Cenedese Ballerina Flutes, Cobalt bead and pulegoso Murano Glass, Signed
By Cenedese, Amelio Cenedese
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This unique set of flutes from Cenedese is a rare and exclusive find. Made in Murano in the 1950s by one of the best glassmakers of the time, these flutes are completely handmade and...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Le Volte Celesti, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Bread Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Le Volte Celesti è una collezione di piatti e complementi d'arredo progettata dal designer Vito Nesta. La digitalizzazione di alcuni dei disegni prese...
Category
2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Aldebaran Glass Fruit Bowl, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Aldebaran Glass Fruit Bowl was designed for Memphis in 1983 by Ettore Sottsass. This bowl features a tapering cylindrical shape with three green handles, with the side decorated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
20th Century Mini White Poodle Dog Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Mini White Poodle Dog Sculpture wa...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$113 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Nino Cerruti Stainless Steel & Wood Platter Tray
Located in Torquay, GB
1980s stainless steel tray with wooden handles by Nino Cerruti.
Elegant serve ware tray, with the stainless steel polished to a high mirrored shine. The wooden handles are made of ac...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Murano Barbini Amethyst Gold Italian Art Glass Vanity Perfume Powder Box Set
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown amethyst and gold flecks Italian art glass powder or jewelry box and perfume bottles set. The set is documented to designer Alfredo Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Mid Century World Globe Ice Bucket on a Wooden Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautiful Italian ice bucket in the shape of a world globe
The ice bucket has a brass finial and a wooden base with a diameter of 7.4 inches.
It's a beautiful and elegant piece that ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 3 Murano Vanity Decorative Blown Glass with Gold by Barovier, Italy 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning decorative vanity set of 3 Murano blown glass with 24k gold. This incredibly stylish and rare set was made by Barovier in Italy during the 1950s.
In fabulous conditions, wi...
Category
1950s Art Deco Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Salviati Murano Pink Ombre Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Duck Sculpture
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown deep pink over white, and gold flecks Italian art glass bird sculpture. The figure is documented to the Salviati company. I have anothe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Collection Of Four Italian Glass Objects
Located in Kent, Dover
A collection of four Mid-Century Italian glass objects, which include a Roman scavo glass emerald green vase, a murano vase with aquamarine details, a cobalt blue murano vase...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$946 / set
Post-Modern Italian Polished Marble Shell Shaped Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century Italian polished marble fruit bowl / centerpiece, circa 1980s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.5"W x 10"D x 3"H. It would make a great centerpi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier e Toso Murano Embedded Red &Gold Glass Flower Bowl Mid-Century Modern
By Barovier&Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and rare vintage Italian Murano hand blown glass bowl is by the maestros of glass blowing; Barovier e Toso. It is mid century modern and from the 50's. The glass bowl h...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,575 Sale Price
25% Off
Musicians Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Musicians' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an ottoman world made of exotic animals and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Picture Frame with enamel on a sunburst guilloché Salimbeni.
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Embrace a timeless treasure that echoes grandeur: an exquisite oval-shaped photo frame, sculpted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. Its translucent enamel adorns a sunburst g...
Category
1970s Empire Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Original bordo murano glass ashtray, Italy, 1980s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage bordo murano glass ashtray made in Italy in the 1980s.
The bowl is in very good vintage condition.
Dimensions:
Width: 15 cm / 5.9 inches
Height: 5 cm / 1.97 inches
Weight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Buccellati Modern Sterling Silver & Murano Glass Mushroom Jam Pot
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Stylish figural mushroom jam pot. Made by Buccellati in Italy. Murano glass bowl; speckled reddish-brown exterior and cased white interior. Sterling silver cap; hand-hammered and sti...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Italian Handmade Murano Glass Vase
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian handmade Murano glass vase in thick clear to yellow color, air bubbles inside the glass. Decorated with vertical stripes and inlaid gold dust.
Marked/engraved on the bottom.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Aldo Londi Italian Glazed Ceramic Ashtray for Bitossi Studio
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking Mid-Century Modern ceramic ashtray was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the 1950s. Featuring a richly textured surface with a deep brown and white glazed finish, t...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1960 Angelo Mangiarotti Brambilla Yellow Ceramic Set of Oil
By Fratelli Brambilla, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Brescia, IT
Table Set
Designer Angelo Mangiarotti
Prod. Brambilla
Italy, 1960
Ceramic mark on the bottom
Perfect Condiction
oil: h 20 x 6 x 6 cm
salt: h 8 x 5 x 4 cm
tray: h 4 x 20 x 18 cm
Category
1960s Space Age Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Smoke Set of 2 Champagne Glasses by Joe Colombo
By Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in Milan, IT
Sophisticated and surprising, this set of two champagne glasses will be an eye-catching addition to a contemporary interior and will captivate the imagination with its unique silhoue...
Category
2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Roma, Six Contemporary Porcelain Bread Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La collezione Roma è un'ode alla magnificenza della città eterna. Sullo sfondo dei piatti che raffigurano serigrafie di alcuni dei luoghi più iconici della città - come il Pantheon e...
Category
2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
MARIO BUCCELLATI 1960 Scalloped Center Ovoid Vase In Solid .925 Sterling Silver
By Buccellati, Mario Buccellati
Located in Miami, FL
Scalloped center vase designed by Mario Buccellati (1891-1965).
This is a gorgeous vintage scalloped center vase created in Milano Italy by the jewelry house of Mario Buccellati bac...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$6,125 Sale Price
30% Off
Aldo Londi Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Orange, Brown, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vase, Ceramic, Orange, Brown, Signed. Small ball form vase with orange glazed body and raw clay collar. Signed on underside of base: 4208 B Italy.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large & heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,867 Sale Price
30% Off
Sultan's Journey Red Parrots Porcelain Plate by Patch NYC for Les-Ottomans
By Patch NYC
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The Sultan's journey is an inspiring collection created by Patch NYC for Les-Ottomans that recreates, through characters, the magic world of the Sultans and Ottoman Empire.
This red Parrots...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Lilac and Black Iridescent Murano Glass Vase by Sergio Costantini, Italy 1990s
By Sergio Costantini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Sergio Costantini, 1990s
This vase is made is etched hand-blown Murano glass with a light pulegoso effect. It also features a transparent and black iridescent lattic...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Crystal Green Glass Bowl Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This original vintage glass ash tray bowl element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Lombardia, Italy. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has a fantastic faceted form. The v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
$113 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Sommerso Red Faceted Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli 1960´s
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Lucenec, SK
1960s gorgeous green ashtray or catch-all By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass. Made in Italy It seems a diamond The item is in very good condition, no chips. Dimension...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Cenedese Vintage Murano Glass Vibrantly Colored Cobalt Blue Glass Cake stand
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Glass cake stand or serving plate by Cenedese. Wonderful color/color of blue with black banding and simplistic yet elegant form. Fun to dine with vibrant vintage midcentury Murano gl...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$788 Sale Price
30% Off
Fornasetti Fish Bowls on Tray, Italy, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four Fornasetti Fish Bowls on a Tray, Italy 1950s. The measurements given apply to the tray. One bowl measures 11 x 14 x 3 cm.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$4,090 / set
Monkeys Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Monkeys' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Murano handmade blown glass chandelier design by Gio Ponti for VENINI Official
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The desire to make a stylistic renewal, while remaining faithful to the fine craftsmanship of the Italian tradition, constitutes the solid basis on which the perfect collaboration between the Venini company and the designer Gio Ponti is founded And it is from this synergy that the Gio Ponti 99.80 series was created in 1946: the combination of clean lines and bright colours still make it a classic appreciated by connoisseurs all over the world Its absolute originality derives from the alternation of curved arms, each in glass of a different colour.
“Everything in the world must be full of colour” - Gio Ponti
Blown glass chandelier consisting of two spherical elements coloured red and sapphire, transparent coloured glass arms and green bottom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Italian Modern Aluminum "Pear" Ice Bucket
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern aluminum 'pear-form' ice bucket with white plastic insulated bucket (ca. late 1960s/early 1970s, Italy).
Features a textured, sculptural stem decoration ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Round Vide-Poche Dish in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Rome, IT
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.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Travertine
Crespi Style Italian Decorative Basket or Cachepot in Rattan and Brass, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century round decorative basket, cachepot or bottle holder fully made in curved rattan, wicker and brass. This stylish decorative object was produced in Italy during the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Handles Brass, 1950, Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milano, IT
Handles Osvaldo Borsani.
Category
1950s Other Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Italian White Porcelain Cornucopia Fruit Bowl Centerpiece
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Detailed porcelain Italian large fruit or cornucopia bowl, featuring grapes, oranges, apples, bananas, peaches etc. Attention to detail as only the Italians do - this lovely centerpi...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Mottahedeh Italian Daisy Plates, Set of 6, C. 1960's
By Mottahedeh
Located in Ross, CA
Set of six hand painted daisy plates made by Mottahedeh in Italy in the 1960's.
I have 2 sets of six available
Set 1
Category
1960s Other Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Cubic Chromed Steel, Wood and Glass Dry Bar, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Unique midcentury cubic dry bar in lacquered ash wood, mirrored steel and glass dry bar with hidden wheels. This gorgeous Willy Rizzo style dry bar was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
The wheeled bar cart's four sides are in mirrored chromed steel, while the top is in dark smoked glass. It moves thanks to four hidden wheels, and the structure is veneered black lacquered oak.
A design masterpiece that will become a cult furniture element in a midcentury bar or living room.
Italian designer and photographer Willy Rizzo (1928-2013) first came to prominence in the 1960s as both a chronicler of and participant in La Dolce Vita, the glamorous, jet set lifestyle enjoyed by many international celebrities and socialites in the postwar era. While photography was Rizzo's first love, in the 1970s he developed a passion for interiors and launched a second successful career as a luxury furniture designer.
Rizzo was born in Naples in 1928 but moved to France early. After expressing an interest in photography at the age of 12, Rizzo's mother gifted him an Agfa Box camera; soon he was shooting portraits of his classmates at Paris's Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci.
In the 1940s, Rizzo began his career as a photojournalist, working for several French publications, including Ciné Mondial, Point de Vue, and Image du Monde. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Rizzo notably covered the Nuremberg Trials and travelled to Tunisia for Point de Vue to photograph the conflict in North Africa, later published in Life Magazine. As his reputation grew, he was hired by France Dimanche to take portraits of the rich and famous at flashy events like the Cannes Film Festival. Rizzo's charm won the trust of royalty, dignitaries, and movie stars, allowing him to capture these public figures in unusually candid moments.
Hoping to advance his career further, Rizzo travelled to New York with Black Star Agency in 1947 to photograph American starlets. When he returned to Paris two years later, he was invited to join Jean Prouvost’s newest publication in colour, Paris Match, as head photographer—a position that he held for 20 years and, along the way, sparked a new culture of celebrity photographers who were as intriguing and fashionable as their subjects.
In 1959, he became the artistic director of Marie Claire and collaborated with other fashion magazines, such as Vogue.
Throughout his career, Rizzo photographed dozens of stars, including Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas, Salvador Dalí, Marlene Dietrich, Jane Fonda, Gene Kelly, and Gregory Peck, as well as striking up close friendships with famous personalities like Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jack Nicholson. In 1962, Rizzo famously captured some of the last moments of Marilyn Monroe’s life on film before tragically committing suicide a few weeks later.
In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in furniture design, starting with his newly-leased, run-down Roman apartment. Just for personal use (at first), Rizzo created a series one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by modernist icons, such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. But as his glitterati friends—Rodolfo Parisi, Gigli Rizzi, Franco Rapetti, Salvador Dalí, Brigitte Bardot, and the like—became admirers of his work, Rizzo was flooded with design commissions.
Rizzo went on to furnish apartments for Italian aristocracy in the Palazzo Borghese and Palazzo Ruspoli that same year and quickly earned an international reputation as a designer to the rich and famous. In response to ever-growing demand, he launched his own Tivoli-based company dedicated to contemporary furniture design handmade in lux materials such as wood, marble, stainless steel, brass, and wild boar. Over time, his team of eight grew to 150, and he was able to open shops in France and throughout Europe, as well as in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
With an emphasis on clean lines and geometric forms, Rizzo's tables, chairs, and accessories combined contemporary shapes with traditional materials—in contrast to many of his contemporaries, like Ettore Sottsass and Vico Magistretti, who were popularizing plastic, foam, and other synthetics in furniture production. Rizzo's most successful designs are many low, box-like tables in granite, metal, glass, or burled wood, often embellished with brass or chrome accents or built-in liquor cabinets or trays. Two examples of his most celebrated designs include the Alveo Coffee Table (1970s) for Mario Sabot and the circular Yin Yang Coffee Table...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Steel, Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Round Serving Tray in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass, Italy 1970s
By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury round serving tray or vide-poche in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and brass in the style of Christian Dior.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Sterling Silver Big Oval Jewel Box Baroque Style, with Miniature Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Jewel box Baroque style, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated.
Jewel Box has fine hand engravings around fired enameled spaces with lapis lazuli type painting.
Jewel Box Baroqu...
Category
Early 2000s Baroque Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Bitossi Sahara Aldo Londi Cer Paoli Glazed Ceramic Vases, Italy, 1960s
By Bruno Paoli, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two Bitossi Aldo Londi for Cer Paoli Sahara range ceramic vases. Italy, 1960s.
Ceramiche Paoli "Cer Paoli" was created at the end of the Second World ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Empire Style Porcelain Dinner Set for 12 Persons by Richard Ginori
By Richard Ginori
Located in Vilnius, LT
The porcelain set for 12 persons is decorated with cobalt blue/gold decor handmade by Italian porcelain factory Richard Ginori.
Marked: Richard Ginori, Manifattura Di Doccia Florence...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Glass and Brass one Flower Vase Handmade in Italy by Stories of Italy
By Stories Of Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Reprising an old Murano's technique from the 1940s the Italian duo stories of Italy have created for Les-Ottomans a unique collection of Murano Glass pieces in which brass powder hav...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Murano Red Corroso Texture Italian Art Glass Vanity Jewelry Box
By Flavio Poli, Alfredo Barbini, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown ruby red Italian art glass vanity jewelry box. Created in the manner of designers Alfredo Barbini and Flavio Poli / Seguso Vertri D' Ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Uranium Glass, Glass
Antonio Da Ros Cenedese Signed and Dated Murano Glass Sommerso Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Antonio Da Ros Cenedese signed and dated Murano glass sommerso vase In vibrant purple primary layer. Unique color for this form. Great display vase for any interior or collection.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Black Dragon, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dessert Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Black Dragon pool is a collection of plates and vases inspired by the famous Chinese pond of the same name, located in the scenic Jade Spring Park. The de...
Category
2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Teghini Italy Silver Plate Barware Ice Bucket, circa 1980
By Teghini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Designed by the esteemed Teghini Firenze circa 1980, this exceptional modernist silver plate ice bucket is both a functional barware staple and a striking statement piece. Its elegan...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
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