A set of six cups and saucers in silver-plated metal, marked Krupp Milano. The form is spare and architecturally resolved: a wide shallow bowl on a waisted foot with a squared angular handle, and a flat circular saucer of generous proportion. The classic shape of an Italian caffè or macchiato cup. Each piece marked Krupp Milano to the handle. Gio Ponti's collaboration with Arthur Krupp Milano, the leading Italian silver-plated tableware manufacturer of the mid-twentieth century, produced some of the most collected pieces in Italian decorative arts. Much of this output was made for Italy's grand hotels.

Details

• Designer: Gio Ponti 
• Manufacturer: Arthur Krupp Milano.  Stamped and marked.
• Period: 1950s
• Materials: Silver-plated metal
• Cups: H 4cm x Ø 9cm (H 1.6" x Ø 3.5")
• Saucers: Ø 13.5cm (Ø 5.3")
• Quantity: Six cups, six saucers
• Condition: some small scratches and dents. Recommended to hand wash only.