Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Italian, 1925-2016
Lino Sabattini was the preeminent figure in modern Italian silver and metalware design. His expansive and diverse body of work is marked by its strength and boldness, whether in dynamic forms that suggest the thrust and power of Italian Futurist art and design or light and curvaceous biomorphic serveware and decorative objects.
Sabattini was largely self-taught as a designer. Born in the northern Italian town of Correggio, he learned metalsmithing techniques while working in the studio of a maker of brass tableware. He also served as an apprentice of sorts to the expatriate German ceramist Roland Hettner, who taught Sabattini about fluidity of form and showed him how shapes derive from the behavior of materials.
At age 30, Sabattini opened a studio in Milan, and his work quickly came to the attention of Gio Ponti, who decided to publish it in Domus, the Italian design legend's influential design and architecture magazine. Ponti also arranged for Sabattini’s creations to be included in a 1956 exhibition of contemporary Italian design in Paris. The principals of Christofle, the revered French silverware maker, were so impressed that they hired the young designer as the firm’s artistic director, a post he held until 1963. Sabattini, who would also go on to design ceramic wares for Rosenthal, returned home to open Argenteria Sabattini in Bregnano, a company still in business today.
A designer with a questing curiosity and ever-evolving aesthetic sensibility, Sabattini couldn’t be pinned down to one particular style. His best-known work, the Como coffee and tea service of 1956, has an elegant, attenuated and energetic form; his Stairs coffee and tea service (1971), meanwhile, is a clever group of simple columnar shapes in stepped heights, which nest together in a compact arrangement. Other Sabattini pieces have dramatic angles, or sweeping, wing-like flourishes, or consist of perforated ovoids somehow reminiscent of sculptures by Brancusi. In any style, Sabattini produced objects of singular fascination.
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Creator: Lino Sabattini
Pair of Bowls Silver Metal by Lino Sabattini, Italy 1970s
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of bowls, one composed of 7 bowls and the other of 4 bowls, by Sabattini. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Dimensions:
- First 7: diameter 19.5 cm, height 3 cm.
- Other 4: widt...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Metal
Silvered Metal Sculpture "Ex Voto per il diavolo" by Gio Ponti for Sabattini
By Gio Ponti, Lino Sabattini
Located in Rome, IT
Silvered metal sculpture "Ex Voto Per Il Diavolo" by the Italian designer Gio Ponti for Sabattini. Made in Italy in 1978.
Signed and dated with engraved manufacturer's mark to rev...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Metal, Steel
Vase
By Lino Sabattini
Located in New York, NY
Silver-plated vase, marked SABATTINI, made in Italy.
Model: Cardinale.
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1950s Italian Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Cardinale Vase by Lino Sabattini for Christofle, France, circa 1950
By Christofle, Lino Sabattini
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning "Cardinale" vase designed by Lino Sabattini, manufactured by Christofle in France around 1950.
This eye-catching piece is made of high quality silver plated metal and has...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Metal, Silver Plate
Three Iconic Modern Silver Plated Vessels 1960s Italian Design by Lino Sabattini
By Lino Sabattini
Located in London, GB
A very iconic trio of vessels candle holders by Lino Sabattini silver plate 1960s Italian design at its top. Lino Sabattini born in 1925 is a dreamer craftsman designer that has a ve...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Silver
Pair of Ohun Ohara Vases
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Ohun Ohara Vases in silver plated metal, modernist style.
Stamped to undersides SABBATINI.
Maker's mark MADE IN ITALY.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Silver Plate
Christofle Lino Sabattini Candleholder 1957 Silver Metal
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Milano, IT
Christofle Lino Sabattini candleholder 1957 silver metal.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Metal
Espansione Libero Verde, Lino Sabattini
By Lino Sabattini, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Brussels, BE
Vase consisting of a base in the form of a large saucer in silvered metal
in which a very clear green glass expansion has been blown.
The blown...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Silver “Cardinale” Vase by Lino Sabattini for Christofle
By Christofle, Lino Sabattini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A slender bud vase in silver plated metal by self-taught metalsmith and designer Lino Sabattini, produced beginning in 1957 by Christofle, the legacy French homewares company where S...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Lino Sabattini Made in Italy Decorative Box in Silver Metal, 1960s
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design cylindrical container for breadsticks or decorative box in silver metal designed by Lino Sabattini, engraved Sabattini Made in Italy under the base,...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Metal, Silver Plate
Vase by Lino Sabattini, 1955
By Christofle, Lino Sabattini
Located in Berlin, DE
Vase with two entries "Vaso 1"
silver plated brass
Dimension L. 27 cm, D 6 cm, H 16.5 cm
Design Lino Sabattini, 1955
Manufacturer Christofle Paris
Stamp "Coll. Gallia".
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
"Cardinali" Lino Sabattini by Christofle Design Midcentury 1950s Silver Vases
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Brescia, IT
"Cardinali" Vases
design Lino Sabattini
Christofle Gallia
1950s
Silver metal
Very good condiction
Measures: H 37 cm
H 21 cm.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Lino Sabattini Vase Date, circa 1990
By Lino Sabattini
Located in London, GB
Lino Sabattini Vase Date, circa 1990
A beautiful quality silver plate vase designed with a Japanese influence.
For such a tall slender form, the heavy gauge of materials used gives...
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20th Century Italian Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Lino Sabbatini Rare Set of Graduated Round Silvered Bowls, Italy, 1970s
By Lino Sabattini
Located in New York, NY
Lino Sabbatini ( 1925-2016 )
A rare set of three graduated round silvered bowls with decorated rim.
Signed
Italy, 1970's
Dimensions: Large: 12.5 Ø, medi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Tusca Vase by Lino Sabattini for Rosenthal, 1980s
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Uppsala, SE
This is the smallest model of the Tusca vase series, designed by Lino Sabattini and produced by Rosenthal in the 1980s. The white porcelain vase features a silver coloured motif and ...
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1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Three Silverplate Vases by Lino Sabattini
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A three-piece set of silver plate vases, circa 1970s designed by Lino Sabattini (Italian, born 1925). A minimalist design by celebrated Gio Ponti collaborator and Christofle director...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
1960s by Lino Sabattini Italian Design Silver Metal Pair of Bowls
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Brescia, IT
Couple of bowls.
Excellent condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
"Harmony" by Lino Sabattini 1980s Design Postmodern Silver Plated Candleholder
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Brescia, IT
"Harmony" by Lino Sabattini
1989, Italy
Rare candleholder silver metal and black plastic.
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Huge "Tasca" Porcelain Vase by Lino Sabattini for Rosenthal, Italy, 1980s
By Lino Sabattini, Rosenthal
Located in Milan, IT
Huge "Tasca" porcelain vase by Lino Sabattini for Rosenthal.
Matte finish and still contemporary shape.
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Late 20th Century German Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Lino Sabattini Cormorana Silver Plate Sculptural Modernist Vase or Candlestick
By Lino Sabattini
Located in North Miami, FL
A piece of Italian sculpture and art for the table in this elongated sculptural form of a vase or candlestick. Signed Sabbattini Italy, the arched sides give it even more length in v...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
White Tasca Vase by Lino Sabattini for Rosenthal, 1980s
By Rosenthal, Lino Sabattini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980s Tasca vase by Lino Sabattini for Rosenthal porcelain, glossy white with silver details, signed in manufacturer's mark.
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Late 20th Century German Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
"Angolo Collezione" of Silver Plated Abstract Geometric Forms by Sabattini
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Wonderful collection of abstract geometric sculptural forms titled "The Collection of Angles" (Angolo Collezione) designed and made by renown Italian metalworker Lino Sabattini. Incl...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver plated vase "Caprice" By Lino Sabattini 1970s
By Lino Sabattini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Elevate your home decor with the timeless elegance of the "Caprice" silver-plated vase by Lino Sabattini from the 1970s. This exquisite piece embodies the epitome of Italian craftsma...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Mackintosh Candle Holder Mod. Cranston Reproduced by Sabattini
By Lino Sabattini, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous candle holder is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Lino Sabattini for Sabattini Argenteria "Cesto" Bowl, Italy 1960s
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Naples, IT
An elegant silver-plated spiral basket/centrepiece made in Italy in the 1960s by Sabattini Argenteria. This piece is in original patina and is easily cleaned. It is an iconic moderni...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
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Silver Plate
20th Century Gio Ponti Lino Sabattini Sculpture Horse in Silver Metal End '70s
By Gio Ponti, Lino Sabattini
Located in Turin, Turin
Statue in silver metal designed by the Maestro Gio Ponti and produced for Lino Sabattini since the end of '70s. The sculpture is in silver metal and represents a horse. This example ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Lino Sabattini decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Lino Sabattini decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Lino Sabattini decorative objects, although silver editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Lino Sabattini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Richard Ginori, Dino Martens, and Marcello Fantoni. Prices for Lino Sabattini decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $380 and can go as high as $11,125, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,782.
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