1970s Pair of Candlesticks by Gabriella Crespi

Delightful pair of vintage 1970s candle holders designed by the world renowned Italian designer Gabriella Crespi. The candle holders are mounted on what are very probably the tusks from wild boar, whilst the metal of the candle holders is Nickel plate.

One of the candle holders has a small plaque welded to its underneath which bears the signature of Gabriella Crespi.

There is some wear to the Nickel plate and this is shown in the images. The saucers that catch the hot wax have suffered the most. Strangely the holders underneath look wonderful without the saucers.

Gabriella Crespi Trained as an architect in Italy, she designed furniture, decorative items, mobiles, jewelry and flatware for nearly thirty years. Like Willy Rizzo, Crespi would produce elaborate drawings and bring them to various local craftsmen or artisans around Milan to realize her designs. Many of her pieces are unique and are often signed or numbered. Despite the duration of her career her output is limited to extremely limited quantities as many pieces were customized special orders. While her designs favored a range of materials, including mirror, bamboo and Plexiglas, her creations in brass (or other metals) are most iconic.