Mid-century Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ashtray or Catchall Dish, Italy c.1950 Arm Chairs The Railway Express Agency (REA)

The Railway Express Agency (REA)

The glass shade can pivot as well

sashiko has a distinctive appearance of white-on-blue embroider

Leather handle on the case is broken on one side

CREATOR Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller

Mid-century Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ashtray or Catchall Dish, Italy c.1950 Arm Chairs The Railway Express Agency (REA)ABOUT An original Aldo Lodi for Bitossi glazed ceramic ashtray or catchall dish. Imprinted with "B" indicating an earlier example. CREATOR Aldo Lodi for Bitossi, Italy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1950. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Glazed Ceramic. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor chip on the bottom. DIMENSIONS H 2 in. Diameter 5. 75 in. HISTORY Bitossi Ceramiche, founded in Tuscany in 1921 by Guido Bitossi, evolved from traditional tile