5pc Maritime Shipping Line Vitrified Ceramic Cup and Saucer Sets

Collection of ceramic coffee and tea service items featuring transfer-printed logos from various mid-20th-century maritime shipping lines. The group includes items in vitrified hotel-grade porcelain and earthenware with assorted banded rim accents. One set features a blue flag logo with a white letter E; the saucer base bears a green printed circular mark reading RICHARD GINORI ITALY. A second set is decorated with the logo for EPIROTIKI LINES; the cup and saucer bases are marked with a crown device above DURALINE SUPER VITRIFIED GRINDLEY HOTELWARE CO. ENGLAND, further marked SAM M. BENRUBI ATHENS 5-77. A third set displays a blue flag logo with a white star above the text LAURO LINES; the bases bear a green printed mark for RICHARD GINORI ITALY. A cylindrical white mug features a black oval label on the front for the ELIZABETH Queen of the Seas; the base is marked with The Cunard Steam-Ship Company backstamp and FOLEY BONE CHINA STONIERS LIVERPOOL. The final set is decorated with the AMERICAN MAIL LINE logo; the saucer base bears a pink mark for Royal Schwaburg. Dimensions: 5"W x 1"H Weight: 43.4 oz Condition Request Condition Report Good.

Estimate:£37.67

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