ITALIAN LINE - FIRST CLASS SERVICE - SILVER PLATED SQUARE ASHTRAY - 1951-1970

Description

GOOD EVENING FROM GENOVA, ITALY
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Description:
To your consideration tonight a very cute show case piece from
Italian Line
's
First Class
on board service.
A square silver plated ashtray having indents for four cigarettes. It measures 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" ( Cm. 11,5 x 11,5 ).
Distinctive
Italian Line
crowned logo is very well engraved into the metal in the center of the piece.
Manufactured by
Italian Line
's official silversmiths
Fratelli Broggi
of Milano.
This very elegant ashtray started to be used on board with the entering into service of the
Giulio Cesare
and
Augustus
in 1951/52 and continued to be used always in
First Class
until 1970. After this date you could find it on board but the center logo was modified with the stylized
Finmare
anchor as happened with the rest of the silverware, glassware, china and linens.
I enclose a few photos were you can see these elegant ashtrays displayed. Photos taken by the most educative book: " Michelangelo-Raffaello - La fine di un'epoca " by S. Bandini & M. Eliseo - Hoepli 2010.
Very fine/excellent condition as evidenced by the attached scans
A
ndrea Doria
era,
Thank you for looking and happy bidding.