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Stunning Vintage Mid-Century Modern Biomorphic Ceramic Art Ashtray / CatchallHand-Signed: \"Ceramica by Harry\"Up for sale is a spectacular, one-of-a-kind mid-century modern art ceramic ashtray featuring an incredible organic, freeform \"boomerang\" silhouette. This piece beautifully exemplifies the expressive, primitive modernism popularized by the California pottery movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The interior serves as a striking canvas, featuring hand-painted underglaze illustrations of stylized, angular human dancers captured in motion. The line art is layered over a beautiful multi-tone background of sponge-drip malachite greens, golden yellows, and rich turquoise accents. The reverse side features a deep, glossy cocoa-brown glaze with an authentic unglazed circular hole ring and pre-molded suspension pinholes, allowing it to double seamlessly as a vibrant piece of modernist wall art. While originally designed as an oversized statement ashtray, its dramatic curvature makes it perfect for use today as a striking coffee table centerpiece, entryway key catchall, or valet tray.
Design Influences:
The primitive line-art figures and bold biomorphic contours heavily channel the iconic mid-century aesthetics of legendary California ceramicists like Sasha Brastoff and Tony Hill, as well as the world-renowned Marc Bellaire and Picasso Madoura studio shapes.
Approximate Dimensions:
Length: 10.25 inches (across the longest point)
Width: 7.5 inches (across the central curve)
Height / Depth: 3.25 inches (to the highest point of the upswept rim)
Condition:Excellent vintage condition with no major flaws. Exhibits beautifully with vibrant colors, no chips, no cracks, and no repairs.
