Very Chic (stylish) contemporary Expresso Coffee setting for six people indulging in that sweet art of Coffee, real Coffee!
No milk here, savour the flavours, smell and the "punch" of a good expresso without it being washed out with milk. Too bitter? Add a few sugar granules from the sugar bowl.
The only missing item is that plate of small, delicious cookies (Biscuits mate!)
CC RATING (Cool Crowd) 10/10
EXPRESSO COFFEE SETTING
Country of manufacture is not indicated nor known for sure.
We picked these up in Europe a LONG time ago, I suspect they were bought somewhere around Italy.
All items have makers "logo" underneath in black writing OR underlined (under the glaze)
In addition to this, each piece has a "signature" X Tanis also in black (under the glaze)
Now the interesting thing is that each logo or signature has subtle differences on every piece. Differences such as the "tails" of the characters not being the same length, the shape of some characters changing - there is no way these are mass produced transferwares that you might find in a retail store. Each piece has been individually hand decorated although the stock used may have been made elsewhere, no idea about this! This is definitely a boutique studio product.
Six person setting:
6x Expresso cups
6x saucers
Sugar bowl with lid
Coffee jug with lid
Base porcelain is pure white
Ombré (shaded) Grey/Mushroom colouring with white spots throughout the design. Again the colouring and appearance of the white spots is not consistent and even on each piece and on the jug handle you may notice the large white area - yes it looks for all the world like a chip but it is NOT. That white area is under the glaze, further evidence of the hand-crafted nature of this coffee set.
Most would realise these are SMALL, that is the way Expresso Coffee sets are! They are far smaller than a standard teacup or coffee mug (you need to be pretty hardy to drink a large amount of pure Expresso Coffee!)
Coffee cup dimensions: 55mm height x 65mm mouth
Saucer dimensions: 115mm
Sugar bowl dimensions (including the lid/knob): 100mm
Pouring Jug dimensions (including the lid/knob): 150mm
NO cracks
NO discolouration at all (never been used)
NO chips
A unique Expresso Coffee setting that you will never find in a major department store!
