# Lino Sabattini artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T22:15:57.764Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Italian
- Common media: Silverwork, Designed objects

## About Lino Sabattini

Lino Sabattini (1925–2016) was an Italian silversmith and designer. Public authority records identify him consistently and connect his name with established Getty ULAN, VIAF, Library of Congress, Wikidata, and Museum of Modern Art records. Collectors are most likely to encounter Sabattini through silverwork and other designed objects offered in decorative-arts and design contexts. His dual identification as a silversmith and designer is important: objects associated with him should be considered both as examples of metalworking and as authored designs. The collected evidence does not securely establish a particular artistic movement, named series, workshop history, or manufacturer relationship, so this profile avoids assigning those details without stronger documentation. For appraisal purposes, the first step is to establish the object's identity, material, type, and credible connection to Sabattini before comparing it with public auction records.

## Common works and media

The collected sources support silverwork and designed objects as the principal work types associated with Lino Sabattini. They do not provide enough detail to name recurring forms, subjects, editions, series, manufacturers, or specific materials beyond the broad silverwork context. Individual objects should therefore be described from direct examination and documentary evidence rather than assigned to an unsupported series or category.

## Market and appraisal context

Sabattini's market context centers on silver, metalwork, and designed decorative objects. An appraisal should begin by confirming that the object is correctly identified and attributed, then consider its stated material, object type, and design characteristics. Comparable auction records are most useful when they concern genuinely similar objects rather than works linked only by the artist's name. Sale date and realized price can provide historical market context, but the collected source pack does not supply lot-level condition, provenance, dimensions, signatures, marks, or edition data. Those omissions prevent responsible price predictions and should be resolved from the object itself, supporting documents, and the relevant auction catalogue before drawing a valuation conclusion.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Identity and market evidence are kept distinct so that an authority match does not by itself establish attribution or value.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29436142
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500331477
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/8106832/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81146450
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/5105
- Lino Sabattini: http://linosabattini.com
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lino_Sabattini
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/lino-sabattini/