Alessi was founded in 1921 by Giovanni Alessi who was born in Italy and raised in Switzerland. A few years after World War 1, Alessi started with producing a wide range of tableware items in nickel, chromium and silver-plated brass. The company began when Carlo Alessi (born 1916), the son of Giovanni, was named chief designer. Between 1935 and 1945 he developed most of the products Alessi released.
This item is a beautiful baroque style silver plated oblong bread basket and it comes in its original box.
The item is stamped Alessi Italia Inox 18/10
Although vintage, the item is in excellent condition.
Box height: 4 cm, Length: 27 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
