$4,160Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Gabriella Crespi Acrylic & Bronze Box
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Acrylic box by Gabrielle Crespi, 1970s The box features a rectangular design with rounded corners, combining the transparency of acrylic with a patinated bronze band that surrounds i...
Bronze
$51,500Sale Price|20% Off
Gabriella Crespi 'Caleidoscopio' Brass Floor Lamp, c 1970, Signed & Registered
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and coveted Gabriella Crespi 'Caleidoscopio' floor lamp, Italy circa 1970, in brass, is composed of a faceted diamond shaped reflector and hefty square base. Signed on the ...
Brass
$896Sale Price|55% Off
Elegant Gabriella Crespi Circular Photo Frame, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Elegant Gabriella Crespi Circular Photo Frame, Italy, 1970s Renowned for her elegant and sculptural designs, Gabriella Crespi has excelled yet again with this sophisticated piece....
Nickel
$2,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Two Lucite And Silver Plate Boxes Designed By Gabriella Crespi
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Doraville, GA
A pair of vintage lucite and silver-plate lidded boxes. The boxes were designed by Gabriella Crespi in the 1970's and made in Italy. The small box is approximately 3 1/4 inches tall ...
Silver Plate
$3,515Sale Price|25% Off
Gabriella Crespi Wood and Brass Parrot Box, Italy 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milan, IT
Exceptional Gabriella Crespi 'Parrot' box. Wood and brass. Signed Gabriella Crespi.
Brass
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H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 6.3 in
Rare Mid Century Modern 'Scudo' wallight by Gabriella Crespi (1922-2017)
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in London, GB
Rare Mid Century Modern 'Scudo' wallight by Gabriella Crespi. This stylish wallight is signed on the side. Gabriella Crespi was born in 1922 and studied architecture at the Politecn...
Brass
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H 9.06 in W 4.53 in D 4.34 in
Gabriella Crespi Ostrich Sculpture with a Murano Glass Egg, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Gabriella Crespi ostrich sculpture with a Murano blown glass egg in it, made in Italy, 1970s. Signed. Measures: Height 23 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 11 cm.
Silver Plate
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H 6.07 in Dm 3.55 in
Gabriella Crespi Midcentury Lucite Plexiglass, Chromed Metal Italian Box, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Gabriella Crespi signed and midcentury Lucite plexiglass, polished chromed metal box. This amazing item was made in Italy during 1970s. This box is cylindrical with Luci...
Chrome
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H 39.38 in W 22.05 in D 22.05 in
Gabriella Crespi Table Lamp in Ceramic and Golden Brass, 1970s, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Naples, IT
Ceramic lamp and golden brass by Gabriella Crespi, (engraved signature). Italy, circa 1970. Measures: Base 24 x 24 cm.
Brass
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H 35.04 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Rare Pair of Gabriella Crespi "Struzzo" Lamps with Real Ostrich Egg Bodies
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of Gabriella Crespi "Struzzo" lamps from her "Animali" series with real ostrich egg centres and gilt metal surrounds. Mounted on circular Lucite base and signed on the gi...
Brass, Metal
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H 6.07 in Dm 3.55 in
Signed Gabriella Crespi, Box Lucite and Chromed Metal, Plexiglass, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Roma, IT
Your chance to own a little Gabriella Crespi! This elegant signed and polished chrome box, Italy, 1970s.
Chrome
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H 10.44 in W 11.82 in D 7.09 in
Christian Dior, Gabriella Crespi Silver Plated Rhyton Pitcher Jug & Stirrup Cups
By Christian Dior, Gabriella Crespi
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning silver plated suite of very rare and collectable table ware to include a Rhyton Pitcher jug and two stirrup cups by Gabriella Crespi ...
Silver Plate
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H 53.15 in W 30.71 in D 43.31 in
Gabriella Crespi Baby Cot Rusing Sun, 1975, Malacca Canes and Brass
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Gabriella Crespi original baby cot, designed between the 1973 and the 1975, produce in the 1975. Made in Italy, only 2 pieces were made and the second one currently missing. Expose ...
Brass
Signed Brass Box by Gabriella Crespi, 1970s, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Rome, IT
Brass box made by the Italian designer Gabriella Crespi, signature engraved on the bottom. Italy, circa 1970. The photos show the brass condition, fair considering its age.
Brass
1970s Bronze Box Signed by Gabriella Crespi
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s large brass box with a bronze bird on the top. Signed by Gabriella Crespi Excellent condition.
Brass, Bronze
Set of Eight Gabriella Crespi "Rising Sun" Dining Chairs
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Miami, FL
Eight House of the Rising Sun collection rattan dining chairs by Gabriella Crespi, signed and documented.
Rattan
1970s Bronze Ostrich and Boar by Gabriella Crespi
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Boar and ostrich plated silver and Murano blown glass. Toso and Barovier. Signe by Gabriella Crespi, circa 1970. Italy Measure: Boar 15cm x 15cm x 11 cm Ostrich 22cm x 11cm diam...
Bronze
Rare Gabriella Crespi Amboina Dresser Plurimi Series Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful dresser from Gabriella Crespi from the Plurimi Series, Italy, 1970s. Rare and exclusive amboina-veneered wood, brass and four bamboo columns at each corner. Produced by Cr...
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Photo-Frame, circa 1970, France
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Brussels, BE
Gabriella Crespi photo-frame, circa 1970, France. Brass and glass. Measures: 21x 21 cm, D: 6 cm, photo size: 8 x 8 cm. Signed on the back.
Brass
Caviar Server in Clear Glass and Polished Brass, Signed Gabriella Crespi
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
A rare and exquisite caviar server in clear glass and polished brass by Gabriella Crespi. A circular, handblown glass base with a polished brass trim supports a four-hooked brass fra...
Brass
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H 2.37 in W 6.7 in D 3.94 in
Gabrielle Crespi Decorative Lucite and Chromed Metal Box, circa 1975, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Brussels, BE
Original Gabriella Crespi decorative Lucite and chromed metal box. Diamond form. Signed "Gabriella Crespi "underside. Measures: W 17 cm, D 10 cm, H 6 cm. Good condition, circa 1...
Metal
Vladimir Kagan "Zoe" Sofa, 2000s
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Coronado, CA
A stunning and sophisticated serpentine sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather circa 2000s. This piece has been masterfully reupholstered: the front back and the bottom band fea...
Fabric
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
Large Sergio Mazza 'Sigma' Wall or Ceiling Light for Artemide, 1960s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Sergio Mazza 'Sigma' wall or ceiling light for Artemide, 1960s. Executed in nickeled brass and pressed Opaline glass by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, Italy, circa 1960s. Born in...
Brass, Nickel
Signed Gabriella Crespi Desk Accessories
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Munich, DE
Signed Gabriella Crespi desk accessories, brass and acrylic.
Acrylic
$105,600
H 65.75 in W 59.85 in D 18.51 in
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-26-A Aluminium Book Case / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
That is a one-of-a-kind piece. Unique and outstanding, it holds a museum exhibit quality. An artefact for collectors and connoisseurs. A piece without any compromises. Highly valuabl...
Aluminum
$88,500
H 56.5 in W 193 in D 45.625 in
Sculptural Wall-Mounted Teak Console in the Style of Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary and rare Mid-Century wall-mounted teak console, exquisitely crafted and evocative of the visionary work of Italian designer Ico Parisi. Strikingly sculptural and hig...
Steel
$111,323
H 29.14 in W 66.93 in D 21.66 in
Utö Library Table by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Rare and authentic Utö library table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932. Wear consistent with age and use, including surface scratches, m...
Pine
$1,816
H 12.6 in Dm 16.54 in
Castiglioni Large Chrome "Light Ball" Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Flos, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Arteluce, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century "Light Ball' sconce or ceiling lamp in chrome designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in Italy during the 1960s. This is the largest versions of the light ba...
Metal, Chrome
$13,500Sale Price|25% Off
H 22 in W 32 in D 16.5 in
Caned Sculptural Cabinet by Vladimir Kagan for Grosfeld House, 1950s, Signed
By Grosfeld House, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very rare sculptural caned cabinet was designed by Vladimir Kagan and crafted by Grosfeld House during the 1950s in New York, documented in early Grosfeld House advertisements (...
Walnut, Cane
Jacques Adnet Modernist Dressing Table circa 1935
By La Maison Desny
Located in CA, CA
This supremely rare early Modernist dressing table by Jacques Adnet, with its novel use of clear and opaline glass, and nickel-plated and painted metal, shows the avant-garde design ...
Nickel
$937Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 12.21 in Dm 16.54 in
Castiglioni Midcentury Metal "Light Ball" Italian Sconce for Flos, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible mid-century "Light Ball large size" applique in smatised ivory metal and opal glass for Flos. This fantastic lamp was designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced in Italy...
Metal
$99,500
H 27.17 in W 116.93 in D 51.19 in
Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss Inc '6999' Sofa in Mohair and Walnut
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss Inc, sofa, model '6999', reupholstered in “Bold” by Pierre Frey, walnut, United States, made 1950s This mid-century modern sofa, designed by Vladim...
Fabric, Walnut
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
George Nakashima Slab Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A George Nakashima Single Slab Coffee Table Expressive free-edged American Black Walnut Signed and dated 1967 Original Clients name available
Walnut
$4,570
H 11.23 in W 9.06 in D 1.97 in
Midcentury italian Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant medium Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1940. Signed in the brass frame The hand blown Murano glass has been twisted and shaped in the Torchon to cr...
Brass
Marika Carniti Bollea Nautilus Lamp Il Mare Translucent Large
Located in Vancouver, BC
Very large model of table lamp / Shell floor lamp "LIMNEA" by Marika Carniti Bollea, famous Italian designer from the 1970s to the present day. Large standing light made from fiberg...
Resin, Fiberglass
Bronze discs that open up like clamshells for storage and fold back in to become side tables. Sleek cubes barely suspended off the ground that transform into full-size dining tables. Clean-lined boxes that contain multilevel shelving. Looking at the work of Italian designer Gabriella Crespi, born in 1922 and who still produced furniture in her Milan studio until her death in 2017, it’s hard to believe that many of these highly functional pieces — modernist Rubik’s Cubes of materials, colors and ergonomics — were created decades ago.
Among her best-known creations, the bronze Ellisse table, 1976, and her bronze-and-lacquer Yang-Yin bar, 1979, encapsulate a designer who had a strong dualism in her vision, mixing humble and precious materials, for instance, or creating geometric shapes that were softened by sensual surfaces.
Crespi began studying architecture in 1944 at the Politecnico, in Milan, where she was among just a handful of women, and became profoundly influenced by the work of Charles-Édouard "Le Corbusier" Jeanneret and Frank Lloyd Wright. After getting married and having children, she launched her own collections, from jewelry to furniture, and soon gained a loyal following, with design houses such as Maison Dior snapping pieces up for their own lines.
She began work on her most iconic collection, Plurimi, in the late 1960s, and the series — including her Dama table, which plays on the themes of volume, light and adaptability that Crespi has explored throughout her career — flourished through the 1970s and early ’80s. Then there is her famed Z desk, from a mid-1970s series, which manages to be both stylish and humorous, looking like it’s ready to leap off the floor at any moment. Well-born and beautiful, Crespi garnered attention among the jet set. She was a muse to Valentino, and her pieces appeared in the homes of Princess Grace of Monaco, the Shah of Iran and Greek shipping magnate George Livanos.
In 1987, with her children now adults, the designer surprised everyone when she moved to the foot of the Indian Himalayas to study with the guru Sri Muniraj. This turned into a 20-year self-imposed exile that, if anything, made her pieces even more sought-after by collectors.
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