ALDO LONDI ‘GENOVESE’ DÉCOR ASHTRAY FOR BITOSSI CERAMICHE DAVID Manufacturer SIERSHAHNER FEINSTEINZEUGFABRIK Design Period

Manufacturer SIERSHAHNER FEINSTEINZEUGFABRIK Design Period 1950 to 1959 Production Period 1950 to 1959 Country of Manufacture Germany Identifying Marks This piece has been attributed based on archival documentation

the application of traditional sgraffito techniques to produce both abstract and figurative designs

after receiving a handloom as a gift from a friend

Zaccagnini exhibited at the Florence Crafts Exhibits and the Milan Triennale and Trade Fair

producing holes in the glazes that are visually suggestive of lava (or the surface of the moon)

ALDO LONDI ‘GENOVESE’ DÉCOR ASHTRAY FOR BITOSSI CERAMICHE DAVID Manufacturer SIERSHAHNER FEINSTEINZEUGFABRIK Design PeriodA beautiful, orange and black ashtray with touches of yellow in Aldo Londis impressed Genovese dcor for BITOSSI CERAMICHE. Usually seen in shades of blue and green, this orange version is a bit less common, and we think it really pops against the matt black underglaze. Since smokers are in the minority these days, we like to mention that ashtrays can pull double (or triple) duty as stylish candy dishes or catchalls. ALVINO BAGNI (19192009) was born in