Italian Silver-Plated and Brass Cocktail Flute — A. Pozzi, Padova, Circa 1950
A striking Italian mid-century cocktail flute of pure geometric design, circa 1950. The silver-plated inverted conical cup rises from a slender stem and circular foot, accented by a boldly scaled circular brass disc at the junction — the silver-and-gold contrast a hallmark of Italian luxury metalwork. Marked A. Pozzi, Padova. Dimensions: 10 × 7.5 × 27 cm.
PRODUCT DETAILS
| Dimensions en CM | 10 x 7.5 x 27 cm |
|---|---|
| Dimensions en INCH | 3.94 x 2.95 x 10.63 inch |
| Période | 1940–1950 |
| Matériaux | Brass |
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This cocktail flute by A. Pozzi of Padova is a piece of pure sculptural geometry. The silver-plated cup is formed as a perfect inverted cone — its sides absolutely straight, its walls smooth and polished — rising from a slender cylindrical stem to a wide, open rim. The foot is a flat circular disc, grounding the composition with confident minimalism. The entire silver-plated assembly is animated by a single bold accent: a large flat disc in polished brass set at the junction of cup and stem, its warm golden tone creating a deliberate and sophisticated chromatic contrast with the cool mirror-silver of the cone above.
The piece belongs to the remarkable flowering of Italian decorative metalwork that followed the Second World War. The workshops of Padova, Como, and Milan — drawing on centuries of goldsmith tradition while embracing the geometric rigour of modernist design — produced silver and silver-plated objects of extraordinary refinement throughout the 1950s and 1960s. A. Pozzi was among the Paduan makers working at the intersection of craft and design, producing marked pieces for the luxury gift trade and for discerning private clients. The pairing of silver-plate with a brass accent disc is characteristic of this milieu: a knowing nod to the two-tone combinations Italian goldsmiths had employed for centuries, reinterpreted in the vocabulary of mid-century modernism.
The inverted cone was a recurring form in the lexicon of Italian post-war decorative arts, found in lighting, ceramics, and metalwork alike. As a drinking vessel, it is both dramatic and functional: the wide mouth opens the bouquet of a Champagne or cocktail with unusual effectiveness. The overall form — cone, disc, cylinder — reduces the glass to its geometric essentials, in the manner of a sculptor working in three dimensions rather than a craftsman adapting a traditional model.
The silver plating is in excellent condition with the fine, even sheen of quality Italian electroplate. The brass disc retains its warm patina. A beautifully conceived and crisply executed piece of mid-century Italian silver design, equally at home on a modernist bar trolley or displayed as a work of applied art in its own right.
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