ETTORE SOTTSASS FRUIT BASKET “MURMANSK -ITALY 1982

ETTORE SOTTSASS “Murmansk” fruit basket composed of a tray resting on 6 zig-zag cylinders, connected to a round base.

Designer of the 1980s, Ettore Sottsass, leader of the movement called Memphis, knew how to be a true creator: an architect by training, then a designer playing with the production of furniture, lamps, ceramics, he also dabbled in silverware by daring be avant-garde.  His masterpiece is this basket presented here.

Dimensions: height 30 cm  -  Diameter of the plateau:    36 cm

Material: Solid silver 1er title

Weight: 3960 gr.

Silver hallmark: 925 in an oval – Italian control hallmark

                                 MEMPHIS MILANO hallmark in full

Period: 1982th model XNUMX

Architect, designer: ETTORE SOTTSASS

Origin:  Northern Italy