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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.

Find a range of vintage Lino Sabattini vases and other decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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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

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

20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Hands, 1978
By Lino Sabattini, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his Craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Metal

Lino Sabattini Silverplated Bowls 1996
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Čelinac, BA
Silverplated Bowls by Lino Sabattini 1996.
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate

Lino SABATTINI - Vaso Cardinale - “ Christofle”France Silver Metal 1950 France
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Milano, IT
Vaso in Silver Plated, modello cardinale, disegnato da LINO SABATTINI, é prodotto da CHRISTOFLE, originale degli anni 50. Perfetto stato di conservazione. Sotto la base impreso CHRISTOFLE - FRANCE e...
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1950s French Other Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Sheffield 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

20th Century Lino Sabattini Vase in Silvered Metal and Glass, 70s
By Lino Sabattini, Sabattini Argenteria
Located in Turin, Turin
Lino Sabattini was an Italian artist. He worked at a brassware store, where he also learned metalworking techniques. At the age of 30 he moved to Milan, where he opened a small works...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Metal

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

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Metal

Moritz vase, design Lino SABATTINI in silvered metal and glass. Italy, 90s
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Torino, IT
Moritz vase, design Lino SABATTINI for Sabattini Silverware, in silver metal and glass base. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1990s DESIGNER Lino SABATTINI (1925-2016) was born in Correggio (R...
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1990s Italian Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Metal, Silver Plate

Postmodern Silver Plated Brass Jug "Kanye"by Lino Sabattini, Italy, 1978 - 1981
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Lino Sabattini, 1978 - 1981 This jug is made in silver plated brass. This is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use such as its original patina...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Silver, Brass

Postmodern Sheffield Plated Metal Fruit Basket by Lino Sabattini, Marked, Italy
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This fruit basket is made in Sheffield plated metal. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in very g...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Sheffield Plate

Lino Sabattini, oblong dish
By Lino Sabattini
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong dish in silver plated metal by Lino Sabattini for Christofle, Italy circa 1957
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Metal, Silver Plate

Lino Sabattini, oblong dish
By Lino Sabattini
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong dish in silver plated metal by Lino Sabattini for Christofle, Italy circa 1957
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lino Sabattini Decorative Objects

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Metal, Silver Plate

Espansione Libero Verde, Lino Sabattini
By Lino Sabattini, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Uccle, 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

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Glass

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

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

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Silver, Silver Plate

Vase
Vase
$2,000

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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