Large Mid-Century Matte Black Italian Ceramic Planter storage container MA to hold steel carpet

MA to hold steel carpet tacks

I believe it is quite an old one

yielding a contemporary artwork that functions as a gorgeous three dimensional drawing

architect and librarian who worked at the MIT art and architecture library

Large Mid-Century Matte Black Italian Ceramic Planter storage container MA to hold steel carpetThis planter has about the most beautiful form I can imagine, with wide bowl rising gracefully from cylindrical body, making for a truly stunning silhouette. Glazed matte black, it bears a strong resemblance to Californian Architectural Pottery pieces from the 1950s and 1960s, and also a fair resemblance to some pieces designed by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi, but I have not found its exact match. It is signed 683 Italy in yellow orange on the bottom.