Gabriella Crespi Sculptures

Charming pair of bronze animal sculptures, depicting a hippopotamus and a rhinoceros, designed by Gabriella Crespi (1922–2017) as part of her celebrated “Animali” series, created in ...

Airone sculpture Gilt bronze, glass, resin ostrich egg Signed by the artist on the base Circa 1973-1974

Airone sculpture Signed by the artist on the base Gild bronze and Barovier & Toso blown glass Executed circa 1973-1974.

Collection of the animal sculpture in silver plated bronze and murano glass blown. Italy circa 1977 The three animals are stamped and signed Great vintage condition.  

Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi table lighter made with plexiglass and brass. M A engraved on the brass. Originla sticker still attached. 1970s, made in Italy. The lighter is in...

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...

Pair of silver and horn dolphins by Gabriella Crespi. Tabletop dolphins in ram’s horns fitted with silver head and tail, signed, "Gabriella Crespi", It...

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...

Gabriella Crespi "Ostrich" gilt bronze and rock crystal figure sculpture, Italy, 1970.  

Bronze sculpture of a hippopotamus with a young one by Gabriella Crespi circa 1973, signed at the bottom. Lit: Gabriella Crespi: Il segno e lo spirito: Mobili, plurimi, sculture e gi...

Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi lamp " FUNGO " from the " Rising Sun " series. Quintessentially piece summing up 1970's Gabriella Crespi's aspiration of bringing the warmth of the s...

A rare pair of Gabriella Crespi "Struzzo" lamps from her "Animali" series with real ostrich egg centres and gilt metal surrounds. Mounted on circular...

Rare signed Gabriella Crespi ostrich sculpture with a Murano blown glass egg inside, made in Italy, 1970s.      

Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi large real turtle shell box combined with silver sculpture. 1970s, made in Italy. This piece is in near excellent con...

Silver and Horn dolphin by Gabriella Crespi. Tabletop dolphin in ram’s horns fitted with silver head and tail, signed, "Gabriella Crespi." Italy, circa ...