2 Rare Vintage Porcelain Blue with Gold Star Espresso Cups by Bassanello, Italy
Cobalt blue with gold lustre handles and star detail
Mid-20th-Century
No crazing, no cracks, no discoloration. Each cup has about half a dozen flea bites along the top rim and a few along the bottom rim.
2.88ʺW × 2.25ʺD × 2.25ʺH
Bassenello was founded by Paul Misciattelli - an Italian Marquis of the high aristocracy, in Vasanello, Italy. He forged his company in his family's 13th century stable, on the property of their Orsini castle, where it continued through 1978. They were known to produce some of the highest quality, Avant Garde designs that have become collectible rare finds.