Mid-century Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ashtray or Catchall Dish, Italy c.1950 Arm Chairs The History of Don Quixote

The History of Don Quixote

Leather handle on the case is broken on one side

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

The Railway Express Agency (REA)

CREATOR Chevalier Paris

Mid-century Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ashtray or Catchall Dish, Italy c.1950 Arm Chairs The History of Don QuixoteABOUT 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