Ettore Sottsass
Ring

Ring

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Ring
Ring
DesignerItalian, born Austria, 1917–2007
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Ring
Date1967
PlaceItaly
MediumSterling silver
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 in. (3.8 × 3.3 × 3.3 cm)
Storage box: 2 3/16 × 1 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (5.6 × 4.3 × 5.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sara and Marc Benda
Object number2010.2017
Not on view

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ProvenanceSara and Marc Benda, New York; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April18–August 10, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped or mechanically engraved on inside of ring band: "Ettore Sottsass 1967 200 ex ES/1"

Stamped on the inside of band: "GM" (incuse, Gem Montebello trademark) "925" (in an oval surround) "(star) 133 PU" in an elongated surround with pointed ends

Embossed on the inside of the box lid, in gold: "ETTORE / SOTTSASS" (after his signature)

Stamped on the underside of the box, in gold: "GM / GEM MONTEBELLO / MILANO" (in a rectangular surround)

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