Description
Silver-Plated Alpacca Sugar Bowl and Creamer by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
Italy, c1940s
A pair of silver-plated alpacca vessels designed by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni, comprising a footed covered sugar bowl and creamer with hinged lid.
Both pieces rest on pedestal bases and feature Ponti’s characteristic modernist restraint—clean lines with sculptural handles. The creamer’s integrated hinged lid mechanism reflects the designer’s attention to functional elegance, typical of luxury hotel service pieces from this era.
Marked on base: “Fratelli Calderoni,” “Alpacca Argentato,” “4”
Height: 3″ Width: 7.5″ Depth: 4.5″ (creamer)
Height: 4″ Width: 6.5″Depth: 4.5″ (sugar bowl)
