Gabriella CRESPI (1922-2017) for CHRISTIAN DIOR - Lot 295

Gabriella CRESPI (1922-2017) for CHRISTIAN DIOR Small quadrangular resin tray with cane inclusion decoration. Circa 1960. Engraved DIOR monogram on reverse. Height Height : 4 cm Length : 23 cm Width: 18.5 cm Note & bibliography: A fashionable interior designer and decorator in the 1960s-1970s, she attracted a prestigious clientele, from Grace Kelly to the Shah of Iran, including Gunther Sachs and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, for whom she furnished the Riyadh residence. She also designed furniture and objects for Dior. Her refined, audacious style elegantly blends 18th-century furniture, brass and steel, which antique dealer Yves Gastou describes as "quintessential chic".