A LARGE SCULPTURAL ELLIPTICAL SILVER PLATED VASE BY THE WELL KNOWN ITALIAN
ARTIST LINO SABATTINI FROM HIS “SIN” SERIES OF VESSELS.
MADE IN ITALY.
SIGNED IN THE BOTTOM.
BEAUTIFUL WEATHERED FINISH.
WORK OF ART.
EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION.
DIMENSIONS: 5”D x 11”H x 21”W
Lino Sabattini was born in Correggio (Reggio Emilia) the 23rd of September
1925 from unpretentious and hard-working people. While he was still a child,
his family moved to Blevio, a small group of houses on the Como Lake. He was
different from the other children: he preferred long walks in the mountains,
ending with a dive into the water of the lake, to toys. He developed a passion
for music and theatre. At the age of 14 he found a work in Como, in a
commonplace brass objectst shop. It was no casual choice. Soon he found a copy
of Gio’ Ponti review “Domus”. It became his textbook, his Bible, his
correspondence school. In the brassware shop he earned his living, but he also
learned the techniques of metal’s trade.
In an old windmill on the lake meets Rolando Hettner, a displaced German who
made beautiful works of pottery, painted and read great numbers of books. The
man in the old windmill became the exilarating experience of his spare time, a
master of existential tension who encourged Sabattini to seek radically new
artistic solutions for his work. Now thirty, Sabattini left Blevio for Milan,
where he found basement and setup up a small laboratory with all the essential
tools for his craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. He began
to meet young architects and pupils studying under Gio’ Ponti. On of them
brought the master a few metal objects created by the young craftsman. So, one
day Ponti himself showed up in Sabattini’s basement. He looked around, handled
a few objects and gave Sabattini an idea to work on. In no more than three days
Sabattini has finished the job. Ponti was enthusiastic. This was the beginning
of a long friendship marked by several fundamental landmarks: Milan Triennials,
Venice Biennials, the pubblication of his works and a one-man exhibition both
in Italy and abroad. In 1956 Sabattini caused sensation with the prototype of
the “Como” Set at the Paris Exhibition “Shapes and Ideas from Italy”. From 1958
to 1963 he worked in Paris and in Milan for Christofle, a prestigious company,
trying in vain to sweep away stale and lifeless production work.
In 1964 he moved to Bregnano, a little spot between Milan and Como. He
became the entrepreneur of his own ideas, sensibility and diversity which found
no place in the contemporary world of production. This began a solitary
adventure wich eventually took solid shapes in the Argenteria Sabattini, where
he created beautiful silver shaped of exquisite semplicity.
lino sabattini vases
Artist: Lino Sabattini |
Color: Silver |
Culture: Modern |
Date of Creation: 1970-1989 |
Features: Signed |
Height (Inches): 11 |
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller |
Medium: Metal |
Originality: Original |
Placement: Table |
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work |
Region of Origin: Italy |
Size: Medium (up to 36in.) |
Style: Vintage |
Subject: Vase |
Type: Vase |
Width (Inches): 21 |