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Two Italian Decorative Items Including Nicola Boccaccio Ceramic Pipe Wine Bottle Ashtray - This lot features two Italian decorative objects: a ceramic ashtray in the form of an oversized smoking pipe and a leather-clad glass decanter. The ceramic pipe ashtray features a textured, bark-like brown glaze on the exterior of the bowl and stem, a black resin mouthpiece, and a cream-glazed interior. The front of the bowl displays a hand-painted relief scene of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, set within a heart-shaped frame and topped with a banner reading Florence. The base of the ceramic piece features an impressed circular mark with a central crest under a crown, surrounded by a laurel wreath. The text within and around the mark reads NICOLA-BOCCACCIO, ITALY-FLORENCE, and PRODUCED-1969. The accompanying decanter is a small glass bottle fully clad in tan and brown leather. It is decorated with an antiqued nautical theme featuring a detailed sailing vessel on one side and a vintage-style map of the Americas on the reverse. The neck is wrapped in textured leather with braided accents, and it is topped with a spherical wooden stopper. Length of pipe bowl: 4 1/4 inches Height of pipe to mouthpiece: 8 1/2 inches.