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Sugar Bowl

1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The perspex lid is in the form of a shallow hemisphere with a plain moulded rim. The handle of the lid is formed by three spokes arranged equidistantly which rise to an apex at the centre. There is a gap between the rim of the lid and the curvature of the handle so that the handle of the spoon (not supplied) can protrude.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Cover (Closure)
Materials and techniques
Electroplate with gilded interior and perspex lid
Brief description
Electroplated sugar bowl with gilding and perspex lid, designed by Oscar Tusquets for Alessi, made 1983.
Physical description
The perspex lid is in the form of a shallow hemisphere with a plain moulded rim. The handle of the lid is formed by three spokes arranged equidistantly which rise to an apex at the centre. There is a gap between the rim of the lid and the curvature of the handle so that the handle of the spoon (not supplied) can protrude.
Marks and inscriptions
OFFICINA / ALESSI / ITALY / P.A. / 45 (-47)
Object history
Part of a tea service which was a prototype for the series of eleven tea and coffee services commissioned from architects by Officina Alessi, a division of Alessi S.p.A., Milan, and made in a limited edition in silver.
Collection
Accession number
M.58B-1988

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Record createdJune 11, 2008
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