Brass Ashtray | Brutalist · Striped Condition:Good

Brass Ashtray | Brutalist · Striped Condition:GoodA weight on the desk or the low table catch all for matches, a stray cufflink, the last cigarette of an evening, as much sculpture as vessel. Solid brass, cast as a square with a striped relief worked across the surface. The ridges break the light into parallel lines and give the hand something to read. Substantial in the palm at 700 grams. The four rests are cut clean into the corners. Brutalist brass of this kind came out of the Italian design

German kitchen hardware of this period was built to a functional standard

Ideal for collectors and lovers of authentic Italian vintage glassware

Era: 1950s–1970s Italian production

A bar set from 1960s Italy that has always been as much about the object as the drink — the ice bucket and thermos that hold their own on any surface

they marry timeless elegance with modern sophistication

43 × 28 × 7

Pieces from this period were made for households that wanted something between purely functional and purely ornamental — objects that worked both ways

Some very small pin-sized dots of corrosion on the inner surface — consistent with age and storage

it offers a slower

Part of Wedgwood’s iconic Country Ware collection

built for the table or the cellar

Included: Set of 2 cups + 2 saucers (or 2 cups only — select at checkout)