Designer: Lino Sabattini (1925 - 2016)

Item: Union Salad Servers

Manufactured by: Sabattini Argenteria

Country of origin: Italy

Year made: Designed in 1975 and produced in 1994

Materials: Silverplate over brass

Dimensions: Each 13" x 2" and box 14" x 3" x 1 ¾” 

Condition: Mint in original box with insert.  Box has some wear and one end is loose.  

References: Made in Italy: 45 Jahre Design in Silber, Grassimuseum Leipzig, Germany, 1995; Enrico Marelli, Lino Sabattini: Imitations and Craftsmanship, Edizioni Metron, 1979.

Description:  This is a heavy weight and well made famous design by Sabattini.  It bears his engraved signature above “Union 1975/1994, Collezione Sabattini Italy.”  We have seen one other mint set selling for over $1,800 and used sets selling for about what are asking.