Essential Design 
24 June 2025
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Matteo Thun

Columbina Spheroidea teapot

Alessio Sarri
Italy, 1982 / 1986
glazed porcelain 8¾ h × 10½ w × 4½ d in (22 × 27 × 11 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $2,159
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Glazed signature and date to underside ‘A. Sarri Prod. 1986’. Impressed signature and date to side ‘Thun Sarri 1982’ with glazed edition number ‘11/20’. This work is number 11 from the edition of 20.
provenance: Private Collection
literature: Memphis: Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design, Radice, pg. 165

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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We create things that people can understand and use intuitively. It’s almost a subconscious reaction: we try to create timeless icons.

Matteo Thun

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