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.
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Set of 3 Mid Century Modern Candlestick Holders by Lino Sabattini, Italy 1960s
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a set of 3 minimalist silver-plated candlestick holders designed by a renowned Italian designer and silversmith Lino Sabattini. Minimalist and elegant d...
Silver Plate
Lino Sabattini, candlestick
By Lino Sabattini
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Candlestick in silver metal, model Concerto di trombe, by Lino Sabattini for Christofle, Italy circa 1957.
Metal, Silver Plate
Glass and Silver Sculptural Candle Holder by Lino Sabattini, Italy, c. 1960
By Lino Sabattini
Located in New York City, NY
Elegant, unique looking candleholder by Lino Sabattini.
Silver
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Candle Holder Flamma by Lino Sabattini Italy 1970s
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern candle holder / candelabra 'Flamma'. Designed by Lino Sabattini for Sabattini Argenteria, Italy, 1970s. Signed to the...
Metal
Two 1980s Iconic Lino Sabattini Minimalist Silver Plated Chandeliers
By Lino Sabattini, Sabattini Argenteria
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two silver plated candle holders designed by Lino Sabattini and manufactured by Sabattini Argenteria in the Eighties. They have been manufactured in Italy marked on a side, they are ...
Silver Plate
Lino Sabattini Cormorana Silver Plate Sculptural Modernist Vase or Candlestick
By Lino Sabattini
Located in North Miami, FL
A piece of Italian sculpture and art for the table in this elongated sculptural form of a vase or candlestick. Signed Sabbattini Italy, the arched sides give it even more length in v...
Silver Plate
Pair of Post Modern Lino Sabattini Harmony 1989 Candlesticks Silverplate
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of Lino Sabattini post modern silver plated candlesticks from his Harmony series of 1989/90. They are marked on the side of one upright. they each have four candleho...
Silver Plate
Silver Plated Metal 1970s Candleholder by Lino Sabattini
By Lino Sabattini, Sabattini Argenteria
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Very good condition. Very high quality. Manifacture's mark on the handle.
Silver Plate
Christofle Lino Sabattini Candleholder 1957 Silver Metal
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Milano, IT
Christofle Lino Sabattini candleholder 1957 silver metal.
Metal
"Harmony" by Lino Sabattini 1980s Design Postmodern Silver Plated Candleholder
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Brescia, IT
"Harmony" by Lino Sabattini 1989, Italy Rare candleholder silver metal and black plastic.
Silver Plate
Lino Sabattini Italy Vase "Persepoli" Limited Edition 8/237
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Toledo, OH
Lio Sabattini "Persepoli" limited edition vase 8/237 Italy.
Metal
$388Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.63 in Dm 1.97 in
Moritz vase, design Lino SABATTINI in silvered metal and glass. Italy, 90s
By Lino Sabattini, Sabattini Argenteria
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...
Metal, Silver Plate
"Germoglio" Lino Sabattini Italian Design 1970s Silver Vase
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Brescia, IT
"Germoglio" Vases design Lino Sabattini 1979 Silver metal Excellent condiction.
Metal
$520Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Set of 2 Large Mid-Century Bronze 5 Flame Candlesticks 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Large Mid-Century Bronze 5 Flame Candlesticks 1960s Intact and in good condition, small signs of aging.
Bronze
Lino Sabattini 'Cardinale' Bud Vase Design for Christofle
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Sharon, CT
The largest (14.5") version of this classic silver plated brass vase designed by Lino Sabattini for Christofle. Fully signed on bottom.
Silver Plate
$1,893
H 1.97 in W 2.17 in D 4.93 in
Mid-Century Modern Brass Candlestick by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck candlestick, Austria 1960s.
Brass
$1,000 / set
H 3.55 in Dm 7.88 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Black and Purple Murano Glass Candle Holders, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beautiful set of two thick Murano glass candle holders in black purple reflections colors. Both still in perfect condition.
Murano Glass
$591
H 5.12 in W 4.73 in D 5.52 in
A Rare 1980s Minimalist Silver Plated Round Design Vase by Lino Sabattini
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This post-modern vase designed by Lino Sabattini exemplifies the clean, sleek aesthetic typical of Sabattini's work and the minimalist movement of the era. This vase features a perfe...
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Ystad Brass Candlestick Holders
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This set of Classic, Mid-Century Modern candleholders in brass was designed by Ivar Alenius Bjork and made by Ystad Metal in Sweden during the 1950s. Both candlesticks are stamped w...
Brass
Lino Sabattini (1926-2016) Modernist Silverplate Fruit Bowl
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Oakland, CA
Rocking silver plate fruit bowl by Italian Industrial Designer Lino Sabattini (1926-2016). The circular bowl has continuous rounded handles that run end to end along the bottom of th...
Silver Plate
Gio Ponti Horse Silver Sculpture with Lino Sabattini for Christofle
By Christofle, Gio Ponti, Lino Sabattini
Located in Hanover, MA
1978 Gio Ponti designed silver plated horse sculpture, titled "Cavallo", edition Lino Sabattini for Christofle, 2008. Very good condition. Comes with original Christofle box and non-...
Silver Plate
1960 Lino Sabattini Christofle Design Silver Metal Paperweight
By Lino Sabattini, Christofle
Located in Brescia, IT
Paperweight Lino Sabattini for Christofle France 1960 Silver Metal Mark manufacture impressed Very good condiction
Metal
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H 12.21 in W 4.34 in D 4.73 in
Candlestick mod. Fiamma design Lino SABATTINI, in silver-plated metal. 70s/80s
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Torino, IT
Candlestick mod. Fiamma design Lino SABATTINI for Sabattini Silverware in silvered metal. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 70s/80s DESIGNER Lino SABATTINI was born in Correggio (Reggio Emilia)...
Metal
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H 12.21 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
1980s Set of Two Iconic Lino Sabattini Minimalist Silver Plated Candelabras
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two silver plated candle holders designed by Lino Sabattini and manufactured by Sabattini Argenteria in the Eighties. They have been manufactured in Italy marked on a side, they are ...
Silver Plate
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H 12.6 in W 5.12 in D 4.34 in
1970s Set of Two Iconic Lino Sabattini Modernist Silver Plated Candelabras
By Lino Sabattini, Sabattini Argenteria
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two silver plated candle holders designed by Lino Sabattini and manufactured by Sabattini Argenteria. They have been manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, signed on a side, they ar...
Silver Plate
1960's Lino Sabattini Silver Plated Stele Candle Holders
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful set of graduated candle holders or vases designed by Lino Sabattini in 1963. They are the "Stele" candle holders. Made of silver p...
Silver Plate
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H 12.2 in W 4.7 in D 5.12 in
20Th Century, Mid-Century Modern, Pair of 1970s Lino Sabattini Candlestiks
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Catania, IT
An iconic pair of silver plated candlesticks, designed by Lino Sabattini and manufactured by Sabattini Argenteria. It has been made in Italy in the Seventies, signed on a side, it's ...
Silver Plate
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H 12.21 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Lino Sabattini Italian Silver Plate "Stele" Vase for Argenterie Sabattini, 1963
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design silvered metal “Stele” vase o candle holder designed by Lino Sabattini and produced by Argenterie Sabattini from 1963 with trademark on the back Sabattini Made in Italy. Bibliography: Filippo Alison...
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate
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H 12.6 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
20th Century Mackintosh Candle Holder Mod. Cranston Reproduced by Sabattini
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Lino Sabattini
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous candle holder is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at...
Metal
1970s Lino Sabattini Modernist Silver Plated Candelabra
By Sabattini Argenteria, Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An iconic silver plated candle holder designed by Lino Sabattini and manufactured by Sabatini Argenteria. It has been made in Italy in the Seventies, signed on a side, it's in very g...
Silver Plate
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H 9.26 in W 5.32 in D 5.12 in
Mid Century Pair Silvered Flower Stands Candleholders Lino Sabattini Christofle
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern pair of silvered flower stands or candleholders. Portafiori Concerto Di Trombe designed by the Italian designer Lino Sabattini f...
Metal
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H 9.26 in W 5.32 in D 5.12 in
Mid Century Pair Silvered Flower Stands Candleholders Lino Sabattini Christofle
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern pair of silvered flower stands or candleholders. Portafiori Concerto Di Trombe designed by the Italian designer Lino Sabattini f...
Metal
Set of Three Silver Plate Lino Sabattini Candle Holders, Italy
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern set of three Lino Sabattini silver plate candle holders. Made in Italy. Each has a decorative stacked disc design. Uses .5"candles.
Silver Plate
Set of Three Iconic Lino Sabattini Cormorano Vases, 1966
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Three silver plated Cormorano candlesticks also usable as vases designed and manufactured by Lino Sabattini in 1966. They are marked Sabattini on the bottom. Dimensions of the mediu...
Silver Plate