Round Italian Travertine Ashtray with Removable Metal Dish 1970

This piece reflects the material-driven taste of 1970s Italian design, when travertine — the noble Roman stone — was reinterpreted into bold decorative objects for the modern interior. It is carved from a single block of natural travertine, left unfilled so that the stone's open pores and warm ivory-to-honey veining remain fully visible. The circular body swells into a rounded, torus-like profile reminiscent of a classical column base, while a removable round metal dish sits at its centre and lifts out for cleaning. The result is a compact yet substantial object, sculptural from every angle.