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**Vintage 1950s Hand-Painted Ceramic Double Pipe Rest Stand — Made in Italy**
**Striking Mid-Century Modern Abstract Whimsical Graphic Design**
Up for sale is a wonderfully stylish, highly collectible piece of Mid-Century Modern tobacciana history: an original 1920s–1950s dual smoking pipe rest stand manufactured and hand-painted in Italy.
This premium ceramic rest features a gorgeous, stylized abstract motif of two interlocking smoking pipes painted in rich forest green and deep crimson red against a clean white earthenware background. The bold, whimsical artistic layout is heavily reminiscent of iconic mid-century Italian masters like Marcello Fantoni and Piero Fornasetti, making it a fantastic standalone art object, desk accessory, or coffee table catchall!
**Authentic Italian Craftsmanship:**
The reverse side features a completely smooth, raw unglazed earthenware base typical of mid-century Italian studio pottery, left clear from the factory firing line so it wouldn't fuse to the kiln shelves.
**Dimensions:**
* **Length:** 5.25 inches
* **Width:** 3.25 inches
**Condition Report:**
Excellent, pristine vintage condition! The front ceramic face remains bright, glossy, and beautifully preserved with no chips, cracks, structural hairline fractures, or post-production repairs. The abstract graphic colors are deeply saturated and clean. The raw bottom base is structurally solid, level, and free of grounding breaks.
A premium, highly decorative gift or addition for advanced tobacciana collectors, Italian art pottery enthusiasts, or MCM lifestyle curators!
*Fast, secure shipping from a smoke-free home. This fragile ceramic piece will be wrapped inside multiple heavy-duty layers of professional bubble wrap and shipped in a sturdy, rigid box to guarantee it arrives safely at your doorstep!*
