Swiss Willy Guhl Hourglass Diablo Planters

Swiss Willy Guhl planters in the hourglass Diablo form, a group of three that pinch at the waist and open into a wide mouth above and a grounded base below. Matte white paint softens the form, and age shows at the rim in small chips, worn edges and glimpses of the warmer material beneath. The lip is thin and slightly uneven, which keeps the line from looking machine-made. Inside, the surface shifts from white to bone, sand and gray, with staining that is real and earned.

The three stood 31 1/2, 24 1/2 and 23 inches high, with rim diameters of 17 1/2, 14 and 14 inches. The shortest of the three has sold; the two taller planters remain and are priced individually or together. They are original mid-century Eternit pieces.

Grouped on stone or concrete they make a quiet rhythm; a single one stands in an entry, and the tallest behind the shorter one makes an easy layered arrangement on a terrace or beside a pool. The remaining Willy Guhl planters are in Marina Del Rey; come and see them, or ask us for photographs and a price for one or both.