Mid-Century Italian Modern silver-plated snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top formed to resemble a squash.
This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France at the time.
Though shallow, this piece can additionally hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor.
Features a heavily textured, sculptural stem that serves as the handle for removing the top.
Newly polished; patina/spots of tarnish remain along with one patch of plate loss, as shown.
Measures: diameter: 8" x height: 7.25"/2" (without top)
Stamped 'silver plated.'


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Newly polished; patina/spots of tarnish remain along with one patch of plate loss, as shown.

Origin:
Italy

Creator:
Styled After: Ettore Sottsass

Materials & Techniques:
Silver

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Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Newly polished; patina/spots of tarnish remain along with one patch of plate loss, as shown.