Christofle - Lino Sabattini - Tea service (3) - Boule - Silverplated

Lino Sabattini (Correggio 1925 - 2016)
Tea service model "Boule" consisting of a teapot, a sugar bowl and a tray. Christofle, Italy/France, 1950. Silver-plated metal. Marked "PROD CHRISTOFLE ITALY" and "PROD CHRISTOFLE FRANCE". (Different measurements) Bibliography "Rivista dell’Arredamento", no. 74, February 1961, p. 53; E. Marelli, Lino Sabattini. Suggestion and Function, Metron Editions, Mariano Comense 1979, p. 17; F. Alison, R. De Fusco, L’Artidesign. The Sabattini case, Electa, Naples 1991, p. 177

Measurements: tray diameter 34 cm
Sugar bowl: diameter 11 cm, height 6 cm
Teapot or coffee pot: height 13 cm, length 24 cm, depth 18 cm

In excellent condition, simply polish the silver to bring everything back to its original splendor; the tray only has a few small and light signs of time.