Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Italian, 1922-2017
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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Creator: Gabriella Crespi
Elegant Gabriella Crespi Circular Photo Frame, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Bagnolo Mella, 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....
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
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Nickel
Gabriella Crespi Vintage Brass Nickel Plexiglass Chandelier Pendant Fungo, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Vienna, AT
Gabriella Crespi vintage brass nickel plexiglass chandelier or pendant Fungo designed 1970s Italy.
Gabriella Crespi (1922-2017)
Gabriella Crespi presented her collections in Milan in...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
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Brass, Nickel
Gabriella Crespi Vintage Brass Nickel Plexiglass Table Lamp Fungo, 1970, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Vienna, AT
Gabriella Crespi vintage brass nickel-plated white plexiglass table lamp Fungo, 1970, Italy.
Gabriella Crespi (17.2.1922-14.2 2017) was a famed fema...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
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Brass
Gabriella Crespi's Set of Silvered Brass and Glass Goblets
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Gabriella Crespi
Beautiful set of six silvered brass and glass goblets
The items are signed on base. Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant box designed by Gabriella Crespi
Wooden and golden brass small box.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Signed.
Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Vintage Brass Nickel Plexiglass Table Lamp Fungo, 1970, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Vienna, AT
Gabriella Crespi vintage brass nickel-plated white plexiglass table lamp Fungo, 1970, Italy.
Gabriella Crespi (17.2.1922-14.2 2017) was a famed fema...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
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Brass
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.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Metal Letter Opener in Shape of Seahorse '70s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Turin, Turin
Very peculiar letter opener designed by Gabriella Crespi in '70s. The letter opener has a very beautiful handle in shape of seahorse, the object is in metal. There is the signature o...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gabriella Crespi Pheasant Silvered Bronze, Glass, Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi Pheasant, silvered bronze, glass, signed. Small scale realistic, elegant, and magical silvered bronze pheasant fitted with a hand-blown glass egg...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gabriella Crespi Half Moon Picture Frames Mirrors
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A nice pair of brushed Steel picture frames (or mirrors)
Designed by Gabriella Crespi, engraved signature
Left and right.
Price is for the pair
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1970s Italian Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gabriella Crespi Large Brass Rectangular Picture Frame, Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi rare large rectangular picture frame with alternating bands of polished and brushed brass, Italy, 1970s. This incredibly chic picture frame is a striking example of...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Three '3' Authentic Signed Gabriella Crespi Brass Vases
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in North Miami, FL
Trio of almond shaped brass vases in graduating heights signed Gabriella Crespi to the bottom of each. These are full authentic and signed vases. The patina to the brass is warm and ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Copper and Barovier glass bowls designed by Gabriella Crespi, certificated
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Pair of copper bowls by Gabriella Crespi
Rare pair of copper and brushed steel bowls with Barovier glass and their tray designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Brass and Chrome Picture Frame, signed.
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
A Gabriella Crespi very rare large picture frame with alternating bands of brass and chrome, with a 6" x 6" centered picture frame. The triangular frame in the middle creates a fant...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Rare & Wonderful Signed Gabriella Crespi Bull Sculpture *FREE WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Portlaoise, IE
'I was inspired by the universe' Gabriella Crespi
A designer of the utmost importance, Acquired are delighted to offer for sale this wonderful original sculpture by the iconic Ital...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Gabriella Crespi Cork and Brass Notebook
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Miami, FL
Spectacular find. A very rare intact journal by Gabriella Crespi. Very textural cork covers contrast with the polished brass trim. All the original cork pages are present and unused....
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1970s Italian Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Midcentury tankard designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Tankard by Gabriella Crespi
Leather and steel tankard designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage rattan and brass umbrella stand, Italy 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in LYON, FR
Iconic creation in rattan and brass by Gabriella Crespi. This umbrella stand which can also serve as a plant pot is superb in an interior decoration. It brings a discreet and refined...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Pair of Pitchers, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milan, IT
A superb pair of Gabriella Crespi 1970s pitchers.
Both pieces are signed.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Candle holder, design Gabriella CRESPI for DEL CAMBIO restaurant. Italy, 1973
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Torino, IT
Candle holder, design
Gabriella CRESPI for
cHANGE restaurant.
PERIOD
8-11-1973
DESIGNER
Gabriella CRESPI for
restaurant OF THE CHANGE
MATERIALS
Metal and plexi
DIMENSIONS
Height:...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Bird Pelican Sculpture, 1970s, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Pelican sculpture.
1970s, made in Italy.
This piece is in near excellent condition.
An amazing and seldom piece.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Signed and Documented Gabriella Crespi "Rising Sun" Collection Planter Box
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in North Miami, FL
This oversized cut bamboo and brass trim square planter with original galvanized metal liner. This is an original vintage Gabriella Crespi piece from her Rising Sun series. Geometric...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bamboo Coffee Table by Gabriella Crespi, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare bamboo coffee table by Gabriella Crespi, a unique collector's piece, signed and crafted with exquisite attention to detail. The radial bamboo pattern and brass accents showcase ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Gabriella Crespi Golden Gold-Plated Wine Cups
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Munich, DE
Gorgeous detailed gold-plated bronze wine cup sculptures by Gabriella Crespi from the 1970s. Signed on the bottom. This piece is in excellent condition.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
box by Gabriella Crespi 1970s'
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Torino, IT
Box with lid by Designer Gabriella Crespi.
Rare and essential rhomboid-shaped box made of lucite and silver-plated metal.
Lucite is a variety of polymethylmethacrylate, commonly pl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gabriella Crespi lamp Penguins lost wax bronze sculpture
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Roma, IT
This artwork was made in c.1969 with a lost-wax bronze casting. The eggs inside were made with special bubble glass by Barovier and Toso Murano specifically for this model.
The Cres...
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1670s Italian Other Antique Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Signed Gabriella Crespi Desk Accessories
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Munich, DE
Signed Gabriella Crespi desk accessories, brass and acrylic.
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century 1972 Vintage Gabriella Crespi Sofa
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in London, GB
Gabriella Crespi (1922–2017) was an Italian designer, artist, and sculptor known for her luxurious and sculptural furniture, lighting, and decorative objects. She worked extensively ...
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1970s Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Silver Plated Bowl by Gabriella Crespi / Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut style.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
GUBI Bohemian 72 Chair with The Row Towel Cushions, Two Chairs Available
By Gubi, Gabriella Crespi
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
One-of-a-Kind, New Gabriella Crespi Bohemian 72 Lounge Chairs by Gubi. With custom cushions handcrafted in The Row terry cloth cotton towels. Designed by Forsyth.
The Row towels are...
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2010s Danish Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
Gabriella Crespi fruit bowl, Italy 1970
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in LYON, FR
Enhance your interior with this fruit bowl by Gabriella Crespi, an emblematic piece of Italian design from the 1970s. Finely blending woven rattan with the golden warmth of brass, th...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Table lamp brass and glass by Gabriella Crespi '60
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Torino, IT
Rara lampada disegnata e prodotto negli anni '60 dalla famosa designer Gabriella Crespi, elegante e raffinata si presenta in condizioni originali, il corpo della lampada è in ottone ...
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1960s Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Decorative Box by Gabriella Crespi 1980s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Box by Gabriella Crespi, dating back to the 1980s, exemplifies the renowned designer's unique artistic ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in 1922, Gabriella Crespi studies architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where her work is permeated by her perspective on Le Corbusier’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s design expe...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Unique Huge Tibetan Bull 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Munich, DE
Unique outstanding Tibetan bull designed by Gabriella Crespi in brushed metal in the 1970s. A wonderful single piece and signed on the bottom. Maybe it was a prototype.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Box
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi tortoise and sterling silver box. Vintage Crespi cylindrical cigarette case with engraved Gabriella Crespi logo monogram and original ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gabriella Crespi Boar, Silvered Bronze, Glass, Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi Boar, Silvered Bronze, Glass, Signed. Small scale realistic and magical silvered bronze sculpture, fitted with a hand-blown glass egg...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gabriella Crespi Pot Brass Plexiglass Wood, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milano, IT
Gabriella Crespi pot brass plexiglass wood, Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Small Brass Container Box, Italy 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milan, IT
Gabriella Crespi Small Brass Container Box.
Italy 1970s
Carries the Initials E.L.
Signed at the base Gabriella Crespi.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Wild Boar Sculpture, 1970s, Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi wild boar with Murano blown glass detail sculpture.
1970s, made in Italy.
This piece is in near excellent condition.
An amazing and seldom pie...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Gabriella Crespi Brass Cork Vase Holder 1960 Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milano, IT
Gabriella Crespi brass cork vase holder 1960 Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
"Photophore" Candle Lamp by Gabriella Crespi, certificated
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Huge rock and Murano glass Barovier e Toso candle lamp designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Brass candles support.
Expertise by Archivio Gabriella Crespi.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Stone, Brass
Gabriella Crespi Designed Modernist Picture Frame
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
A Gabriella Crespi designed Modernist Picture Frame. A square form in silvered bronze with inset panels of shagreen in alternating concentric s...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gabriella Crespi Stainless Steel Photo Frame, Italy, 1960
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milano, IT
Gabriella Crespi stainless steel photo frame, Italy, 1960.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gabriella Crespi Box / Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Munich, DE
Rare signed piece by Gabriella Crespi.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gabriella Crespi Catchall Baskets
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful pair of catchall baskets attributed to Gabriella Crespi
Large in scale the basket sits inside black iron tripod base
Perfect for towels, bags, sunscreen etc.
Italy, 1950...
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1950s French Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Contenitori in ottone di Gabriella Crespi, 1970s, set di 2
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Quarrata, IT
Contenitori in ottone di Gabriella Crespi, 1970s, set di 2.
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1970s Italian Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gabriella Crespi Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Gabriella Crespi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Gabriella Crespi furniture 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 Gabriella Crespi furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 94 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 9 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Gabriella Crespi 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 furniture by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), and Bruno Gambone. Prices for Gabriella Crespi furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $425 and can go as high as $78,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,800.
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