RARE!!*NIB Illy "Faces" Collection Espresso Set*1993*

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is a NIB 1993 Illy Italian Faces Espresso Cup Collection. It was discovered undisturbed in an attic, since its release, and opened only for the pictures, but never used. This is one of the more rare and most difficult sets to find, and almost never brand-new! This is the original signed and numbered 1993 espresso collection by Sandro Chia. is a link and some additional information: Facce Italiane Design by: Sandro Chia Inside: illy collection 1993 Bottom: Richard Ginori (signed + numbered) Made: 28,899 (???) Other Versions: amici collection (signed + numbered 1994) illy collection 1994 (signed + numbered) illy collection 1994 (bar cups, not signed + numbered) illy collection (signed + numbered 1995 by Mitterteich Germany) Of Note: This is the first series of cups decorated by one artist Acquired: Yes Italian Faces is the first collection autographed by a grand master of contemporary art. Florence, Milan, Rome, Siena, Venice and Trieste: cities in our country, faces and colors. An ideal tribute to places and an interesting and humorous analysis of the different faces of Italy. The Chia cups immediately became one of the most requested and successful collections among the public and collectors. /cup4sale.htm