Swiss Willy Guhl Wide Diablo Planters

Swiss Willy Guhl planters in the wide Diablo form, a pair of open hourglass vessels, each a wide bowl tapering to a cinched waist before flaring again at the base. One was taller and slimmer, the other lower and more open. A chalky gray wash covers both; one kept a cleaner, pale stone tone while the other carries a deeper, mottled patina with earthen banding near the base and rim. The texture is matte and mineral, finely pitted, and the rims are thick and a little irregular.

The taller of the two, at 19 1/4 inches high and 18 3/8 inches across, has sold. The remaining planter stands 18 inches high and measures 19 1/4 inches across the rim. It is an original mid-century Eternit piece.

On its own it flanks an entry, sits at the corner of a pool terrace, or anchors a garden bed, planted with agave or boxwood to keep the attention on the silhouette. The remaining Willy Guhl planter is in Marina Del Rey; come and see it, or ask us for current photographs and a price.