A STERLING SILVER 'MURMANSK' CENTERPIECE, 1982

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ETTORE SOTTSASS (b. 1917)
A Sterling Silver 'Murmansk' Centerpiece, 1982
designed for Memphis, Milan, manufactured by Rossi & Arcandi, Vicenza
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm.) diameter
stamped Memphis Milano 925, with Italian hallmarks

Lot Essay

cf. H. Höger, Ettore Sottsass Jun.: Designer, Artist, Architect, Tübingen/Berlin, 1993, p. 187 for an illustration of another 'Murmansk' centerpiece.
Exhibition catalogue, Memphis: Céramique, Argent, Verre, 1981-1987, Marseilles, Musée de Marseille, 1991, p. 91 for an illustration of another 'Murmansk' centerpiece.

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