Beschreibung:

AN ITALIAN FOUR-PIECE SILVER AND PINK ONYX TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE AND TRAY DESIGNED BY MARIO BELLINI FOR CLETO MUNARI 1989 Comprising coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl and cream jug; the coffee pot and teapot of cylindrical demi-lune form, with straight spout, the hinged flat cover with flaring demi-lune thumbpiece, each supported by an openwork frame, the circular base and top joined by columns of pink onyx, the sugar bowl with similar openwork square frame joined by similar pink onyx columns, supporting a circular depression with hinged cover and similar thumbpiece, the cylindrical cream jug on circular base; the rectangular tray with a gallery of similar pink onyx with lapis at intervals below a silver rim, each piece signed Mario Bellini per cleto munari 1989, 7/99; tray with identical marks, 20/99 --height of coffee pot 7 7/8in. (20cm.); length of tray 24 3/8in. (62cm.) (gross weight 291 oz.)