Gabrielle de Vecchi - Moss New York Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Tersilla F. Giacobone, La Lingua Degli Specchi: L’atelier De Vecchi, 50 anni di storia nell’argento (The Language of Mirrors, The De Vecchi Atelier, 50 Years of History in Silver), Milan, 1997, p. 105
    Eva Czernis-Ryl, Contemporary Silver Made in Italy, exh. cat. Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, 2004, p. 75

  • Catalogue Essay

    Piero De Vecchi founded the De Vecchi Atelier in 1935, and to this day, this Milanese studio - one of the great boutique silversmiths in the world - remains in the family. The atelier first received international recognition in 1947 after being awarded several prizes during the Eighth Milan Triennial. In 1957 Piero’s son, artist and kinetic sculptor, Gabriele, joined his father in the workshop, followed by his grandsons Matteo and Giacomo in the 1990s.

    The ‘Torinbuco’ coffee pot is in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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‘Torinbuco’ coffee pot

designed 1985
Raised, embossed and polished silver, Indian rosewood.
7 7/8 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/8 in (20 x 17 x 8 cm)
Produced by De Vecchi Milano, 1935, Italy. Number 10 from the edition of 20 per year. Underside impressed with ‘TORINCUBO/Design Gabriele De Vecchi 1985/2008/10 / 20’ and maker’s marks.

Estimate
$7,000 - 9,000 

Sold for $8,750

Moss

16 October 2012
New York