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A 20th century Italian silver plated punchbowl and ladle, the bowl by Carlo Mozzoni, Milano, of plain circular form with scalloped edged rim and two applied C shaped ring handles, signed to one of the handles; the ladle by Lino Sabattini, Bregnano, with circular bowl and plain rectangular in cross section long handle, signed to the reverse (2) 6.50 x 43.50 x 43.50cm (3 x 17 x 17in)
Lino Sabattini is an Italian designer best known for his innovative design of silver-plated wares. Born on September 23, 1925 in Corregio, Italy, he studied metalsmithing while working in a brass shop as a teenager. He went on to work in Paris and Milan for the Christofle company, eventually forming his own company, Argenteria Sabattini, in 1964. Today his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, amongst others.

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