Vintage Ice Bucket & Bowl Set by Alessi Girotondo, 1989, Set of 2

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A striking two-piece set from Alessi's iconic Girotondo collection — a wide, shallow bowl and a matching tall ice bucket, … Read more A striking two-piece set from Alessi's iconic Girotondo collection — a wide, shallow bowl and a matching tall ice bucket, both raised on tapered brass tripod legs. Designed in 1989 by the avant-garde Italian design duo King-Kong (Stefano Giovannoni & Guido Venturini), Girotondo takes its name from the Italian version of "ring-a-ring-o'-roses," reflected in the playful pierced motif of stick-figure dancing men that circles the rim of each piece.

Girotondo is one of Alessi's most recognizable postmodern designs, known for bringing a sense of childlike, cartoon-like playfulness into serious Italian tableware design — a hallmark of the late-1980s "Family Follows Fiction" movement Giovannoni helped pioneer. This set pairs the signature cut-out figure motif with a more unusual, sculptural silver-plated body and brass tripod legs, likely intended as an ice bucket paired with a serving/underplate bowl for entertaining. This piece has an attribution mark,
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