Persepoli Vase by Lino Sabattini, Italy 1970s

About the Item

The Persepoli Vase by Lino Sabattini, crafted in the 1970s, stands as a truly unique and special piece that epitomizes the essence of Italian design excellence. Sabattini, renowned for his innovative approach to metalwork, created this vase with a keen eye for form, function, and artistic expression. What sets the Persepoli Vase apart is its striking design, characterized by a dynamic interplay of geometric shapes and fluid lines. Crafted from high-quality metals such as silver or brass, the vase exudes a sense of luxury and sophistication while retaining a timeless elegance that transcends trends. Moreover, the Persepoli Vase showcases Sabattini's mastery of craftsmanship and attention to detail. Each curve and contour is meticulously sculpted, creating a piece that is as visually captivating as it is structurally sound. As a symbol of Italian design ingenuity, the Persepoli Vase holds a unique place in the realm of decorative art, serving as both a functional object and a sculptural masterpiece. Its timeless appeal and enduring beauty make it a cherished collector's item, cherished for generations to come.

Creator:

Lino Sabattini (Artist),Sabattini Argenteria (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 19.69 in (50 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)

Style:

Space Age (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Metal,Silvered

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

Circa 1970

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

BARCELONA, ES

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU9391238628222

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Lino Sabattini

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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