Porcelain, dark brown glaze with gold decoration
Italy, 1960s
Richard Ginori - Manifattura di Doccia, Florence (est. 1735)
On the bottom maker's mark ‘Richard Ginori - Manifattura di Doccia, Florence’ and various designations
Very good Condition
Elegant dinner and coffee service ‘Impero’ consisting overall of 81 pieces

The dinner and coffee service ‘Impero’ is characterized by a simple and elegant form. The lip of the plates respectively the body of the pot is painted dark brown, the rims highlighted with gold and partly waved and decoration. It includes overall 81 pieces:

1 large tureen (H: 26 cm)

1 small terrine (H: 19 cm)

2 oval serving plates (L: 37 cm)

2 oval bowls (L: 25 cm)

16 dinner plates (Ø: 26.5 cm)

8 soup plates (Ø: 21.5 cm)

1 coffee pot with lid (H: 17 cm)

1 creamer (H: 10.5 cm)

1 sugar bowl with lid (H: 10 cm)

8 coffee cups + UT (Ø: 8-13 cm)

8 mokka cups + UT (Ø: 5-11 cm)

8 dessert plates (Ø 19.5 cm)

8 bread plates (Ø: 16 cm)

The porcelain pieces bear the maker's mark ‘Richard Ginori - Manifattura di Doccia, Florence’ at the bottom as well as various designations. The pieces are in good condition, the gold is partially slightly rubbed. The pot shows tiny scratches in the brown glaze on one side. Height pot: 17 cm. Length of the plates: 37 cm. Overall of very good impression.

Porcelain manufactory Richard Ginori

The porcelain manufactory Richard Ginori was established in 1735 by the Italian politician and businessman Marchese Carlo Andrea Ginori (1702-1757) in Doccia near Florence and eventually merged with the industrialist Augustus Richard in the 19th century. During a diplomatic stay in Vienna, Ginori deepened his knowledge of the manufacture of the white gold, bringing ‘arcanists’ (chemists who knew how to produce porcelain, a well-kept secret at the time) and painters from the Viennese porcelain manufactory along to technically support the construction and setup of the manufactory. The company is considered, after the Meissen and Vienna manufactories, the third-oldest in Europe. (cru)

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