Posted 28 days ago
Steptoe1
(1798 items)
Hello I’ve just rediscovered this item and another that I vaguely remember, been too long, I’m wondering what it is? Cigar ashtray crossed my mind , but it’s the only one I’ve seen
Ceramic pick up truck | ||
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Super cute. :-)
Apparently Thun made a pickup truck, car, and motorcycle with sidecar in the same theme:
https://www.subito.it/arredamento-casalinghi/thun-automobile-camioncino-e-moto-sidercar-udine-509433656.htm
https://www.thun.com/gb_en/
https://www.thun.com/mt_en/thun-world/countess-lene-history
Thanks kera very interesting to read about her.do you think she made this , it looks very old
Steptoe1, It's difficult to say whether Countess Thun personally designed this piece.
Thun is a studio that was founded in 1950:
https://www.thun.com/gb_en/thun-world/about-us/
However, the studio passed to son Peter in 1978:
https://www.wallpaper.com/art/family-business-peter-and-leopold-thun-launch-ceramics-residency-in-south-tyrol
You could ask them:
https://www.thun.com/gb_en/contact/
Ok thanks kera I will do that as quite interested to find out more