Gabriella Crespi Bowls and Baskets

Exceptional and unique half walnut-shaped salt or spice container made in finely sculpted bronze and gilded in gold. Designed by Gabriella Crespi in Italy during the 1970s, the item ...

Acorn-shaped nut bowl or centerpiece designed by Gabriella Crespi for the Gocce d'oro collection in 1974. Signed on the bottom

Signed Gabriella Crespi silver plated acorn bowl with handle for the Gocce d’Oro Collection, 1974.

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...

Nice Gabrielle Crespi Large Cork Bowl, circa 1974, Italy. Rim signed with Gabriella Crespi marks. Good original vintage condition, also inside. A very decorative object for a center ...

Discover the epitome of mid-century elegance with this exquisite Round Box / Bottle Basket by renowned Italian designer Gabriella Crespi. Crafted in the glamorous 1970s, this unique ...

Elegant cup with silver-plated metal structure with floral motifs representing a hammered metal walnut shell with a leaf handle. The cup has an engraved metal signature label under t...

Square vide poche (Italian: svuotatasche) by Gabriella Crespi, comprising a glass-covered briar wood burl interior framed in lacquered, solid brass. Retains original felt and brass m...

Two acorn Noci bowls designed by Gabriella Crespi for the Gocce d’oro collection in 1974. These two bowls that can be fitted together to form a box and they are signed at the bottom....

Gabriella Crespi, rare set of Rising Sun series tidy boxes with lacquered bamboo strips framed by polished brass sides and glass interior, Italy, 1970s. Imprinted with Gabriella Cre...

Wonderful wooden ashtray designed by Gabriella Crespi in the 50's. The ashtray has a round brass base, which supports the central body in hollowed wood...

Rare Gilt bowl with snail supports designed by Gabriella Crespi for Christian Dior, made in Italy circa 1970 Part of the "Animalia" series. Metal label to the underside signed Gabriella Crespi. Gabriella Crespi (17 February 1922 – 14 February 2017) was an Italian artist-designer whose work spanned furniture design, jewelry and sculpture. Transforming objects by adding changes in their function, Crespi developed her style with a repertoire of more than two thousand pieces. Her work methods recall those of Renaissance workshops, bringing craftsmanship and artistic approach together. Her design pieces have been appreciated and owned by public figures as King Faisal, the Shah Reza Pahlavi, Grace Kelly, George Livanos, Thomas Hoving, Audrey Hepburn, Gunter Sachs and celebrated by design enthusiasts and magazines. Career: At the end of the 1950s, Gabriella Crespi commenced her activity as a designer and presented her first collections in Milan. Mrs. Hoving, owner of Tiffany & Co. and Bonwit Teller at that time, owned her first works and, from the early 1960s, her objects were commissioned by Dior for the gifts department, home decor and dining: the ties between Crespi and Dior will last for almost twenty years. Between the 1970s and the 1980s, Gabriella Crespi gained an elite place among the 20th century furniture designers with her "Plurimi" series (1970-1982), the "Z Line" (1972-1974) and other pieces, such as "Obelisk" (1968-1970), "Moons" (1969-1980) and "Kaleidoscope" (1970-1976). Crespi retired in 1987 and, at the age of 65, she ventured into the Himalayas where she lived for two decades. She published a book in 2007, "Ricerca di Infinito Himalaya", after the retreat. In 2011 a retrospective exhibition of her work, Gabriella Crespi: The Sign and the Spirit, was held in Milan at Palazzo Reale. In 2015 Crespi presents in the Rita Fancsaly Gallery "New Bronze Age," a series of new limited editions of her most iconic works: "Ellisse table", "Dama table...