Api Ashtray <br/> by Matteo Thun for Memphis

Artist/ Designer: Matteo Thun b. 1952, Blozano, Italy   Title: Api Ashtray 1981 Medium: Ceramic Dimensions: 4" h x 8" x 8"  Manufacturer: Memphis/Milano. Marked Matteo Thun per Memphis on bottom. Details: The inaugural Memphis collection from 1981 only included a few ceramics, all designed by Matteo Thun. This ashtray was part of the Nefertiti series along with a Coffee/tea pot, a large vase, a small vase, a flag, a sugar bowl with lid, a cup and saucer and an egg cup. Photographed in the original 1981 Memphis poster in a gray ceramic glaze with a gold applied pattern.  This version in the red and white combination was a variation in a smaller edition size, although the exact numbers are not known.   This vintage example travelled with the US tour of the Memphis exhibition to most venues from Memphis, Tennessee to the Cooper Hewitt in New York City. It was also displayed in the Grace Designs showroom and has remained in our founders collection. It is in truly remarkable condit