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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
Table Cigarette Box like lapis lazuli stone enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular with rounded corners table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels on a radial guilloché an...
Category
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Morbelli Porcelain “Scudo di AchilleWall Plates Worked with Pure Gold 1960 Italy
By Arte Morbelli
Located in Milano, IT
Morbelli Porcelain “Scudo di Achille“ wall plates worked with pure gold 1960 Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Box with Guilloche, Industria Argentina
Located in Delft, NL
A silver box with Guilloche, Industria Argentina
A silver box with wooden interior. The box is decorated with guilloche pattern. Silver 925 (purity 925/1000) and marked with Indus...
Category
Early 20th Century Argentine Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Group Of Children Playing With A Goat - Ludwigsburg Porcelain
By Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Brussels, BE
Group Of Children Playing With A Goat - Ludwigsburg Porcelain
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Country Style Porcelain Bowl with Easter Hare Figure Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Completely handmade porcelain bowl with a hands-free naturalistic painted Easter hare figure with brown spots. The bunny is sitting in the middle of the bowl for decorating nuts or s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Country Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Engraved Crystal Decanter by WMF Liquor Carafe Claret Jug Floral
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite Art Nouveau liqueur decanter, crafted around 1900 by WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik), showcases the elegant design principles of the Jugendstil movement. The ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
19th Century Longwy Large Enamel Bowl with Floral and Bird Motifs
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This bowl is a stunning example of Longwy ceramic craftsmanship, renowned for its vibrant enamel cloisonné-style decoration. Longwy, a French ceramic manufacturer founded in 1798, is...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
Flavio Poli Murano Red Sommerso Multifaceted Glass Ashtray, Italy 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Murano multifaceted ashtray in red, yellow and clear sommerso blown glass. Designed by Flavio Poli and produced by Mandruzzato in Murano, Italy during the 1960s.
In amazing...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Green Ground Porcelain Jardinière
Located in Paris, FR
French 19th century gilt bronze-mounted porcelain jardinière. It is decorated on the exterior with a couple in a landscape on one side and with a bird on a branch on the other side. ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
MidCentury Vintage Artistic Glass Orange Vase, Tarnowiec, Sulczan, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
Dimensions: height 17 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Iside I21, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size S
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
$438 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats Dark Ruby and Bronze by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates ro - dark ruby, bronze
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Resin
Japanese LAAB Donburi L Bowl Raku Ceramic White Crakle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Donburi L bowl
Exuding a sublime and strong visual impact in its singular design handcrafted following the Japanese raku pottery technique, this oval bowl is named after the internationally renowned and appreciated Korean dish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Green and Amber Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl by F. Poli, Italy, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century bowl or ashtray in Murano "sommerso" green, orange and clear glass. Designed by Flavio Poli and produced in Murano, Italy during the 1960s.
In amazing conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
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 Italian Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
$436 / item
Large Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian midcentury Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini blue ceramic centerpiece bowl, Italy, 1950-1960s.
Unusual large scale 14,17 in diameter Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Bimini Glass Cocktail Picks with Dice Stand, 1960s, Vienna Austria
By Bimini Glass
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Austrian cocktail picks made of glass, showing Lucky Charms in a mouth blown glass dice stand. The total high is approx. 5 inches. The Dice Stand itself is approx...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Brass Tea Set, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Brass tea set is an original decorative object realized in Europe in the early 20th century.
The set is realized in brass with chiseled decorations.
The set includes: one tea ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$448 / set
Art Deco Crystal Centerpiece by Crystal F . B, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A french Art Deco elegant crystal center table with “ Cristal F . B “ mark on the base. A great exemplar of glasswork in the abstract forms of the past Era.
Take into account that ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
$1,889 Sale Price
26% Off
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal, Five Large "Ivy Leaves" Teacups with Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Gianni versace for Rosenthal. Five large "Ivy Leaves" teacups with saucers, late 20th century.
In perfect condition.
The cup measures: 10.5 x 6 cm.
The saucer measures: 16.5 cm.
...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional Ashtray or Bowl by Dino Martens
By Dino Martens
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rare beautiful colors and glints for this exceptional ashtray or bowl by Dino Martens, in Murano Glass in the tradition of Italians greats manufacturers like Venini.
Category
1960s Italian Rococo Revival Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$590 Sale Price
50% Off
Elegant Trolley Italian Design
Located in Cantù, IT
Bar cart designed and made by Mice by Domenico Rugiano. The Cart is inlaid and is a vintage piece with brass-plated metal parts. A prestige piece.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Pink Vase, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Pink vase in amazing shape. Produced in 1960s in Poland.
Glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box.
No jags, defects etc. The outer re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Opinion Ciatti Ptolomeo Vino Wall Mounted Wine Rack Small
By Bruno Rainaldi, Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ptolomeo Vino is the bottle holder version of Original Ptolomeo, the famous freestanding bookshelves designed by Bruno Rainaldi, winner of the Compasso d’Oro 2004 and soon became an icon of contemporary design. A glass of our favourite wine and that book that we are engrossed in. Very often our moments of greatest relaxation are imagined in the company of a good book and an excellent glass of wine. Launched at the 2018 Salone del Mobile, Ptolomeo Vino becomes the “summa” of this suggestive idea, representing the transformation of the famous Original Ptolomeo bookshelf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Steel
20th Century Italian Silver Boxes Shell-Shaped on feet with gilted interior
By Ge.Ca
Located in VALENZA, IT
Shell-shaped box in solid 800 silver completely handmade.
The lower part and the lid have been shaped and chiseled by faithfully copying the veins and structure of the Chlamys shel...
Category
1990s Italian Other Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Terracotta contemporary Side Table Made of Clay, Handcrafted by the Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta small side table, stool for bedroom or living room
- made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter ...
Category
2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
$368 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beck & Jung Ashtray Ultima 15 by Diverse Ting in Sweden
By Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg
Located in Örebro, SE
Beck & Jung ashtray Ultima 15 (by Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg). Made in Denmark for Diverse Ting in Malmö, Sweden.
Wear and patina consistent with age and use, scratches, marks a...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Astonishing Green Murano Ashtray or Bowl By Flavio Poli for Seguso.
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing green and yellow ashtray or bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano sommerso glass. Made in Italy
No chips or other, this item is perfect in excellent condition.
...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line, Porcelain Vase
By Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal studio-linie, bird decor painted in shades of blue, Germany, 1970s
Marked to the bottom.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions:
Diameter 10 cm [3.9 in.]
Heigh...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$330 Sale Price
20% Off
Assiette Cerart Monaco céramique Francaise multicolore Côte-d'Azur 1950 Vintage
By Vallauris AM
Located in London, England
Découvrez cette assiette de décoration, une pièce unique et richement ornée de fleurs multicolores, qui incarne le véritable chef-d'œuvre artisanal au sein de la céramique française....
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Leopard Beaded Placemat Set of 4
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
A special set of hand beaded leopard placemats
to make your table funky and unique.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Beads
$159 / set
Collection of TinTin Porcelain Dish Coffee and Plate by Hergé , AXIS Paris 80s
By Hergé
Located in Halle, DE
Ultra-rare and huge collection of famous TinTin porcelain Dish made in the 1980s as a Collector Edition by AXIS,Paris .
On the international markets it is only possible to get some...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Figurative Meissen Compotes in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
A pair of antique figurative Meissen compotes in hand-painted porcelain. Putti on a centaur carrying a large seashell.
Museum quality. Dated 1815-186...
Category
1810s German Rococo Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Large Silver Platter Emile Puiforcat Paris 1880 Silver 948
Located in Epfach, DE
Large and fine silver platter Emile Puiforcat Paris circa 1880-1890 silver 948
The silver platter is made with a very nice decor, the hallmarks with Minerva and Mm Emile Puiforcat
...
Category
1880s French Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Dinner, tea service "Market" by Turi Design for Figgjo Flint, Norway 1966-1980
By Figgjo Flint
Located in Delft, NL
Dinner and tea service "Market" by Turi Design for Figgjo Flint, Norway 1966-1980
Turi Gramstad Oliver (1938 Norway) was a craft and visual artist. Before she started her training, ...
Category
20th Century Norwegian Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Les Ottomans "The Peacock Design" Round Iron Tray by Matthew Williamson
By Matthew Williamson, Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Renowned British designer Matthew Williamson, known for his bold use of colour and nature-inspired motifs, has created a tabletop and textile collection with Les Ottomans. This colla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Barocco Style Table Lamp
Located in VALENZA, IT
Superb lamp in solid sterling silver completely worked, embossed and hand chiselled. The square base and the stem are enriched with acanthus leaves, fruits and leaflets, typical of t...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
$20,786 Sale Price
38% Off
Manhattan Set of 6 Glasses
By Creart
Located in Milan, IT
Colorful and eye-catching, this set is part of the Manhattan Collection. Each glass is hand decorated and boasts a superb geometric texture resulting from the juxtaposition of a myri...
Category
2010s Italian Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$380 / set
Rare Silver Plated Bauhaus Art Deco Shell Bowl by WMF Ikora, Germany 1930s
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: silver plated shell element
Producer: WMF, Germany (marked with the wmf ikora signature)
AGE: 1930s
Description:
Wonderful art deco element designed and produced ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Haviland & Co. Limoges French Porcelain Salad Bowl with Tray
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
We would like to inform you that the object, described below, was part of a complete service that we have divided and we offer the loose sale of the individual pieces. Elegant Limoges white porcelain salad bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
A painted porcelain Easter egg depicting a bunch of Violet flowers, Russia 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Painted porcelain Easter egg, depicting a bunch of violet flowers on one side, and the Cyrillic monogram C.R (Risen Christ) on the other side, on a blue background. Russia, circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Glass Coffeemaker Handmade , Milady, Italy, Kanz
By kanz
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Milandy is a borosilicate glass filter coffee maker, not simply a coffee maker, but a functional object that enhances the essence of the chemical process of coffee extraction.
Milad...
Category
2010s Italian Other Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Laminated Vintage Tray by Gerling Sol-Ohligs, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Laminated Vintage Tray is a decorative object realized in the half of 20th century by Gerling Sol-Ohligs.
A very elegant wood laminated tray realized by the brand Gerling Sol-Ohlig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Porcelain 1950s figurine “Lolita” dancing signed lladro, Spain
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Porcelain 1950s figurine “Lolita” dancing signed lladro, Spain
Spain / 1950 / figurine dancer / Lladro / porcelain / Mid-century / Vintage
An unusual ...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Les Ottomans "The Peacock Design" Large Porcelain Plate by Matthew Williamson
By Les Ottomans, Matthew Williamson
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Matthew Williamson one of the most well-known fashion designers has created a tabletop and textile collection for Les-Ottomans. Colors is a must in all Williamsons’ designs as well as the peacock’s references that are here revealed in several new and original patterns. This listing shows his magnificent multi-color peacock porcelain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Silver Plate Beef Trolley Meat Carver Drakes
By Drakes Silversmiths
Located in Wijnegem, BE
This exceptional Drakes silverplate and mahogany carte de boeuf—a remarkable roast beef carving trolley—is a true artifact of dining history from the legendary Simpson’s-in-the-Stran...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Small Danish Glass Vase with Sterling Silver Grapes, A. Dragsted
By Stromberg Hytten, A. Dragsted
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Danish glass vase with sterling silver grape handles. Great to use for toothpicks, cigarettes or as an ashtray. This stunning jar is signed and marked Dragsted and glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Blue Decorative Glass Vase, Europe, 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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Picasso Limoge Plate 2
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Picasso
Decorative plate
Limoges porcelain
Signed
Diameter 24 cm
1950/1960
190 euros
Category
1950s Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Tea Service 19th Century, Empire Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain tea service with Napoleon decorations, Sèvres Imperial Manufactory, 19th century, Empire style.
A Sèvres porcelain tea service with Napoleo...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$4,251 / set
Set of 2 Antique Havilland Limoges Porcelain Dinner Dishes Fishes, Ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice antique dishes.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Europe
Period: 20th century
Decoration Type / Colour: Blue & White
Condition: Good
...
Category
19th Century Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$294 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1956 Vintage Caravel Espresso Machine
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the Caravel Lever 220 Bolt Espresso Machine: A Mid-Century Masterpiece
Step back in time with the Caravel Lever 220 Bolt Espresso Machine, a collector's dream designed b...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
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 Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Steel, Metal, Chrome
20st Century Italian Sterling Silver Chalice
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large Liturgical Chalice in sterling silver.
The base is finely embossed with the face of Christ, grapes, vine leaves and ears.
The workmanship is h...
Category
1990s Italian Other Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
$5,385 Sale Price
33% Off
Perforated sheet metal tray by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in PARIS, FR
Yellow perforated sheet metal tray by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s. Rectangular shape with side scrolls acting as handles. Minor metal alterations due to age, but remains in excellent cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Ikat Porcelain Dessert Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Ikat patterns are an integral part of our colorful world, celebrating the beauty of this timeless design. Inspired by its rich heritage, we’ve transformed some of our most iconic Ika...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Plate Kutaniyaki 1950s
By Japanese Studio
Located in Paris, FR
This is Kutani 1950th Century.
This plate was made with porcelain, style of kutaniyaki.
It is a traditional craft of ceramics with overglaze painting and was born in the early Edo period. Kutani ware...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$359 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Glazed Earthenware vase with twisted Handles Green Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An authentic 19th century French Vase This vase is full of character, handcrafted and glazed with 3 charming twisted handles. It would be beautiful with a bouquet of flowers or used...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$283 Sale Price
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Ashtray Vide Poche in Onyx Square shape Beige color Polished, Italy 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ashtray Vide Poche in Onyx Square shape Beige and Red color, Polished, Italy 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Onyx
$330 Sale Price
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Murano Glass Vase Battuto by Roberto Beltrami
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
Elevate your home decor with this gorgeous handmade Murano glass vase. Crafted by skilled artisans, this vase features a contemporary and eclectic design.
The intricate etched patte...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,244 / item
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