VINTAGE RARE MID CENTURY SETA CANDLESTICKS TRINKET BOX SET BY ALDO LONDI FOR BITOSSI CERAMICHE. TRINKET BOX MEASURES ABOUT 4"X 8" AND IS MARKED 865 ITALY, CANDLESTICKS MEASURE 5" AND ARE MARKED 869 ITALY. VERY TOUGH TO FIND MID CENTURY SET.

THE COLLECTION IS THE "SETA" (SILK) PATTERN, DESIGNED BY THE FAMOUS CERAMICIST ALDO LONDI FOR BITOSSI CERAMICHE IN ITALY DURING THE LATE 1950S OR 1960S.  IT FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE SGRAFFITO TECHNIQUE WITH TEXTURED, MULTI-COLORED PASTEL VERTICAL STRIPES MIMICKING SILK THREADS, HEAVILY ACCENTED WITH TEXTURED GOLD LAMINATION AND INTERNAL DEEP PURPLE/COBALT GLAZE.