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 - Tray diameter: 36 cm

Material: Solid silver 1st title

Weight: 3960 grams

Silver hallmark: 925 in an oval – Italian control hallmark

                                  MEMPHIS MILANO hallmark in full

Period: 20th model 1982

Architect, designer: ETTORE SOTTSASS

Origin: Northern Italy