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Fantastic 32-page brochure for the Doria and the Colombo packed with 58 photos, many in color and split about evenly between the two ships.  This is considered by many collectors to be the primo brochure for the sisters, covering both first and second classes.  This brochure is amazing!  In one of the photos, you can see the name "Italia" stamped into the deck chairs.  In another, you can see the name "Italia" woven into the linen napkins on the tables set for dinner.  When you get this brochure, you will not be disappointed!  Some foxing to the cover and some of the pages.  Dated 12-1954.  $195.

22544    Andrea Doria                     China

Second-class bone-china side dish recovered from the Andrea Doria.  Measures about 7” in diameter.  Made by Ginori.   Italia logo as well as gold and blue stripes have faded  from its time on the bottom of the Atlantic.  No chips, cracks, or crazing.  Two available.  $225 each.

Many divers have risked their lives to recover a memento of their arduous dive to the Andrea Doria.  Now you can have an item in your collection from the most famous of diveable liners without risking life and limb.  What an item it is too!  Very good condition with a flea bite out of the rim and some haze from its decades on the bottom of the North Atlantic.  I have been told that this hazing is because of the electrolytic action as the metal of the ship and the glass react to their salt-water environment.  Measures about 4¼" tall x 3" at the rim.  $695.

Great souvenir china pin tray as sold in the on-board gift shops on the Italia liners.  Great graphics for these lovely sister ships.  Made by Verbano and measures just over 5" across.  $165.

Silk souvenir gala night hat ribbon measuring 33" long.  From her earliest days as an N.G.I. liner.  Excellent condition.  $75.

Supple and extremely well-made leather photo album with a post card of the Augustus in the front.  Fantastic NGO logo in gold.  Great pre-war souvenir from a crossing.  Put your own trip pictures in them.  Four slits on each page to hold the corners of the photographs.  Measures about 8" x 5".  A pair available.  Both in very good condition.  $40 ea.

Fantastic silver lapel pin with an Imperial Roman eagle over the enameled name Augustus, dating from her early period when she was still an NGI liner.  Made in Italy.  Excellent condition.  Measures 1" across.  Wear it on your next cruise!  $75.

A hard-to-find deck plan for Italy's second post-war liner, and what a beautiful ship she is!  Dated November, 1967, and measuring 27" x 21", this plan covers the entire ship.  Nine photos.  Interestingly, her engines had been ordered for the first Augustus before WWII, but as this liner was destroyed during hostilities, the engines were put into the second Augustus.  I'm happy to say that she is still afloat and well in Manila harbor.  Preservationists are trying to return her to Genoa to become a museum.  One left.  $30.

Measuring over 37" long.  I think this might be from the pre-war Augustus, but I put it under the post-war ship to be safe!  A couple of tiny pin holes and stains but does not affect the ship's name or flags.  $50.

Beautiful cabin-class brochure for the Conte.  Look at all the great 1950's Italian furniture!  In English but obviously translated from Italian with a slightly quirky feel to the text.  12 pages with 11 photos, most full page.  Some slight soiling of edge of front cover.  Otherwise absolutely perfect.  Dates to 1953.  The Doria is listed but the Colombo is listed as "fitting out."  $65.

Third-class brochure for the Conte -- a class and a ship you see little for.  Her forward superstructure, including the bridge, is preserved and on display at a museum in Milan.  Eight page with six full-page photos.  Text in English.  In mint condition.  $45.

Excellent tissue deck plan for the Conte dated September, 1954.  This plan is as thin as tissue deck plans get.  Folds open to about 39" x 27".  Covers all three classes with a large legend.  No holes, no damage.  One image of the ship.  Mint.  $45.

This is quite nice!  The Conte di Savoia was originally ordered for Lloyd Sabaudo, but she became part of the Flotte Riunite, when many of the Italian Lines merged.  Pre-maiden voyage information booklet with all the passenger information deck by deck.  Some passenger notes on the inside front cover.  Dated September, 1932.  Full-color fold-out deck plan at the back.  Text in Italian.  Very good condition with some scuffing on the cover.  $175.

Color-rendering postcard of the Conte di Savoia stamped "viaggio inaugurale" (maiden voyage).  Unused on the back.  In very good condition with the slightest bumps on the corners.  $65.

Great real-photo card of this beautiful Italian liner.  Unused and in excellent condition.  Slight fold to one corner.  $30.

Excellent snapshot of the Conte departing New York with the Santa Elena leading the way.  Fortunately, the photographer was a stickler for detail and has marked the date, the weather, the time, and other information on the back.  Measures about 4" x 3".  Excellent condition.  $25.

Completed in 1927 for Lloyd Sabaudo, the Conte Grande was scrapped in 1961.  This set of two full-color interior renderings shows what appears to be a heavy Japanese influence in her design.  Both cards unused and in great condition with some bumped corners.  $25.

Set of five full-color interior renderings for the Conte Rosso.  The set includes first-class restaurant, the children's playroom, the first-class music room, the first-class staircase, and the open-air cafe.  All written on but not posted.  All in very good condition with some rounded corners.  $75 for the set.

Two original on-board photos taken on board the Conte Rosso and turned into post cards.  The photos are extremely clear and show typical deck scenes.  I love the steamer rugs!.  Both unused and in excellent condition.  $25.

"This is life beyond compare."  The original version of this brochure was printed for the Doria and Colombo, but after the sinking, some of the photos were retouched with the Colombo's name.  Many photos, however, are still of the Doria.  This one dates to about 1957.  Beautiful and glossy, 19 photos, many full color.  Unfolds to about 23" x 17.  Excellent condition.  $30. 

Much sought-after brochure covering the art on board the Doria's sister ship.  20 glossy pages with 20 photos of the art on board, mostly in color.  Text in Italian.  Measures 9" x 8".  Excellent condition.  $95.

Superb pre-maiden voyage tissue deck plan for all three classes, dated various dates February, 1955, April, 1954 etc.  As close as you can get to a Doria deck plan without spending hundreds of dollars.  Measures 39" x 27".  Excellent condition.  A quantity available @ $35 each.

First-, second-, and third-class plan for the Colombo.  12 photographs, both on board and exterior.  Ship's particulars in Italian and English.  Measures 32" x 29".  Various dates.  By this time, she had been repainted with the white hull.  Mint condition $18.

Exquisite souvenir portrait plate as sold on board in her early days.  Text in Italian on the back of the plate and gives particulars of the ship and her service.  Measures nearly 9" in diameter.  Made of bone china and absolutely mint.  No loss of gold, and the hand-painted ship is quite vibrant.  Still in its original box.  $150.

Superb set of three photos of the rand-new Italian liner Cristoforo Colombo arriving in New York at the end of her maiden voyage.  She's dressed overall and is looking beautiful.  Some worn paint on the bow!  Measures over 4" x 3".  The ship's name on the back of all three images, and one also has notes stating that this is the maiden arrival.  $50 for the set.

The Colombo's a pretty sight and how about that yacht!?  Super-clear, deckle-edged post card of the Colombo in her home port of Genoa.  Very clear and unused.  Some damage at the very top edge but does come close to affecting ship.  $10.

Deckle-edged post card of one of the most beautiful ships ever built.  Postally used and in excellent condition.  $15.

Hand-painted souvenir from the Duilio from her early days as an NGI liner.  Still has its original cork stopper.  It may be an olive oil container.  In great shape except for a few small nicks on the stopper.  Stands 4" tall. Impossible to find anything from this pre-war NGI liner.  She was begun in 1914 and not finished due to the war until 1922!  $45. 

Built in 1952 for the African service of Lloyd Triestino, the Europa and her sister Africa were two of the prettiest colonial-service liners built by the Italians.  This tissue deck plan for the Europa, dated April, 1954, covers both first and second class.  When open, the plan measures about 19" x 13".  She was sold to a Saudi Arabian buyer in 1976 and just two months later caught fire in Jedda, Saudi Arabia.  She was a total loss and was eventually scrapped in 1980.  Excellent condition.  $55.

"Un colosso del mare."  Built in 1922 by Swan Hunter, the Giulio Cesare was sunk by Allied bombing in 1944.  This rare cut-away measures 37" x 9".  The front is the cut-away, and the back is the key.  In Italian.  In very good condition.  $75.

Stunning photo card of the Giulio Cesare in her home port of Genoa.  Deckle edged and extremely clear.  Postally used.  $20.

Full-color glossy brochure for Home Line's new Homeric.  14 page with 28 full-color photos.  Built in 1931 as Matson's Mariposa, she was laid up after the war and finally purchased by Home Lines and entered their service in 1955.  The Homeric survived until a fire in 1973.  She was scrapped in 1974.  Mint condition.  Super brochure for this much-loved liner.  $85.

Great graphics on this baggage tag for the Homeric.  Mint condition.  $5.

Certifcate issue on the da Vinci to Mrs. Dubitsky for winning the duplicate bridge game.  Dates to a cruise in 1973.  Measures 17" x 12".  In excellent condition.  $20.

This thinner-format gala night ribbon is 36" in length and is in excellent condition.  $30.

Chock-a-block full of full-color photos, this large fold-open brochure has 18 interior and exterior photos for the last pair of super liners built for transatlantic service.  And what interesting/odd ships they were too with dramatic caged funnels and not a porthole in sight for most of her passenger cabins.  Folds open to 23" x 18".  Absolutely mint condition.  May be one of the last brochures issued for them as Italia gasped its last breath.  $20.

Excellent deck plan dated March, 1966, which shows all three classes.  Very detailed, even down to the placement of furniture in each cabin.  Unfolds to 27” x 26” and includes several interior and exterior photographs.  In excellent condition.  Great photo of the liner on the back cover.  No rips, tears, or misfolds.  Various dates.  A quantity available @ $20 each.

Heavy wooden paper weight with a fantastic wood grain back stamped in gold "t/n Raffaello.  Italia Navigazione."  From her on-board souvenir shop.  Measures a little over 3" in diameter.  Excellent condition.  $35.

There is something about Rex deck plans -- they're huge!!  Perhaps they wanted to give her the royal treatment....   This tissue deck plan is dated April, 1936, and measures 47" x 37" (about 4 x 3 feet!).  Color-coded plan for tourist and third class (along with a few interchangeable first-class cabins).  There's an interesting official modification on D Deck that has been pasted onto the plan and shows 52 new berths that had been added.  A passenger has circled their cabin in pencil.  In excellent condition with a few small holes at the holes.  $185.

An extremely rare gala hat ribbon for the Rex as an N.G.I. liner.  From her earliest days in service.  Never seen another.  Rare as hen's teeth!  Excellent condition.  25" long.  $85.

From the "king" of Italy's liners, this hat ribbon measures 37" in length and is in mint condition.  $65.

Real deckle-edged photo card of the Rex at dock in Genoa.  It seems they always backed their ships in.  Excellent condition and postally unused.  $30.

This brochure, with 12 pages and 8 magnificent photos of her under construction, predates her entry into service in 1926, lists her as the eighth largest ship in the world, curiously with Leviathan listed as the largest.  She was huge and helped to establish the "Southern Route".   Each photo is dated.  Great color rendering of her as she would appear. Super N.G.I. logo on the back.  In Italian.  "S.P.Q.R."  Very good condition.   $125.

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Superb post-war brochure date December, 1954, for these two pre-war beauties!  Heavily redecorated, these lovely liners were the mainstay of Italia's post-war fleet until the advent of the post-war new builds.  14 pages with 31 interior and exterior images, several in color.  It's amazing to compare the pre-war interiors from the 1920's with the post-war remodel.  After the war, these ships had a soft form of Art Deco that reminds me very much of British pre-war liners. 

This is such a great brochure that, when I was offered two, I bought them both!  One left @ $55.

Originally built by Harland & Wolff in 1936 as Union Castle's Dunnottar Castle, she was bought by Incres in 1958, substantially refitted at Rotterdam, and renamed Victoria. After a brief time with Chandris, she was bought by Louis Cruises and in her final years of service, she was known as the Princesa Victoria.  She was broken up in 2004.

This superb brochure (probably the best ever produced for her) is printed on glossy paper and is in full color.  22 pages with 32 photos, including a large centerfold painting of the ship and a tipped-in menu that opens.  This brochure is dated August, 1967.  Fantastic!  Mint condition with original plastic protective cover.  A beautiful ship that you just don't see much for.  $125.

Dated September, 1969, this tissue deck plan folds open to 19" x 14" and shows both classes.  In excellent condition.  Lloyd Triestino is as popular as it is to come by!  $45.

Tissue plan, measuring 38"x 27", for all passenger accommodation.  Oddly, this plan is dated both November, 1954, AND December, 1954.  In excellent condition with only a few small spots and an arrow pointing out a cabin.  One of Italy's longest-serving and best-loved ships.  $45.

Glossy deck plan in Italian and English dated January, 1962.  Getting late for this famed and long lived liner.  Seven photos.  Very interesting photo showing the pre-war first-class dining room still intact.  Compare this to the lower classes.  From the Frank Braynard Collection.  Excellent condition.  $35.

Hard-to-find in-service spoon from Cosulich.  How can you not like their logo?  In very good condition.  Measures about 5½" in length.  $30.

Very unusual ashtray.  Must date tot he 1930's.  Small crack on one side that is about 1/2" long.  Some very slight crazing and some wear to the bowl.  Measures 6" in diameter.  Never seen another.  $85.

On-board ashtray as used in the 1960's.  Measures 3½" across.  Note archival of this type of ashtray in use in the suites on-board the da Vinci.  Excellent condition.  $30.

Mint condition unused baggage tag.  Still has its original string.  $8.

Excellent unused baggage tag for items not wanted on the voyage.  First class.  $8

Unused mint condition cabin-class baggage tag.  $8.

A cabin-class baggage tag unused and mint for items not wanted on the voyage.  $8.

Fantastic cruise baggage tag with the funnels from the Michelangelo & Raffaello.  Unused and mint.  $8.

Who doesn't love a cup and saucer?  Exquisite demi-tasse cup and saucer in fine bone china as used on board the Andrea Doria and her sister the Colombo.  Made by Ginori, the set is in near mint condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, or gold loss.  Get them while they last!  Four available @ $225 ea.

22318  Italian Line                                China

Pre-war and highly sought-after fine-bone china crescent dish.  Date marked “3-39” (March, 1939).  In the very late 1930's Italian Line china was ordered in mass in an effort to consolidate the logos and patterns used onboard.  In excellent condition.  No chips, cracks, or crazing.  The gold is near mint.  Made by Ginori.  Two available @ $195 ea.

22445  Italian Line                                China

Beautiful pre-war side plate measuring 7¾” in diameter.  Made by Ginori and date marked "37-12" (December, 1937.)  Shows the typical utensil marks.  No chips, cracks, or crazing.  $145.

22004  Italian Line                                China

Extremely colorful pre-war side plate made from fine-bone china in the pattern used on the Augustus of 1927.  Beautiful gold Richard Ginori logo on the back.  No chips, cracks, or crazing.  Near mint.  Measures 7½” in diameter.  $325.

Lovely diamond-shaped dish in the orange-rope pattern.  This pattern has the post-war crown and is identical to pieces recovered from the Andrea Doria.  Mint condition.  No chips, cracks, or crazing and no wear to the gold.  This is the larger size diamond dish, measuring about 9" x 5".  A quantity available.  Several by Ginori; several by Schonwald.  $125 ea.

26532  Italian Line                                China

Side plate in the orange-rope pattern.  Measures about 6½" in diameter.  Made by Ginori.  Very good condition with some slight signs of use.  $50.

Hard-to-find demi-tasse cup and saucer from the second-class service as used on the Doria and Colombo.  Made by Ginori and in very good condition with some slight wear to the logo on the saucer.  $165.

Third-class demi-tasse cup and saucer as used on board the Doria.  Very heavy restaurant ware.  Made by Verbano and in mint condition.  A quantity available @ $125 each.

22922  Italian Line                                Crystal

Lovely post-war cordial glass, standing 2½” tall.  Near-mint condition.  A quantity available.  $65 each.

22204  Italian Line                                Crystal

Fantastic post-war wine glass (White?), which stands 4” tall.  In near-mint condition.  In the rope pattern as used on the Andrea Doria.  $115.

The company thoughtfully provided you with a cardboard souvenir fan with a leather handle for you to use while sitting in your deck chair!  Makrked Italia, Cosulich, and Lloyd Triestino and dated June 13, 1935.  Amazingly, this "throw-away" item was not only saved but saved in excellent condition.  Just a slight touch of wear on the paper on the back of the fan.  Unusual to say the least!  $45.

35889    Italian Line                               Ladle

Large stainless-steel ladle with a post-war crown.  Measures about 10" long.  In very good condition with some denting where the bowl rested.  $45.

"Everybody should be Italian at least once a year."  Souvenir pin depicting the Michelangelo or Raffaello.  Some dirt on front of pin but otherwise excellent.  $25.

Beautifully shaped and rarely seen heavy silver table crumber from the post-war Italian beauties.  Made by Broggi, this measures about 9" x 7".  In excellent condition with no plate loss but with some wear to the logo.  Silver items like this are extremely hard to come by.  $250.

35449    Italian Line                               Silver, Fruit Basket

Highly sought-after large silver fruit bowl as used on the Doria and Colombo.  Measures about 14" x 8" and stands 8" tall.  Items identical to this have been recovered from the Doria.  Made by Broggi.  In overall excellent condition with some plate loss to the bottom of the bowl.  Really large, bold logo.  $475.

22781    Italian Line                               Silver, Fish Knife

Silver fish knife bearing the pre-war Italian crown.  8½” long.  Some wear to the crown.  Typical utensil marks.  Made by F. Broggi.  $25.

22845    Italian Line                               Silver, Fish Knife

Silver fish knife bearing the post-war Italian crown.  8½” long.  Some wear to the crown.  Typical utensil marks.  Made by F. Broggi.  A quantity available.  $10 each.

35817    Italian Line                               Towel

Large bath towel with a beautiful "Italia" woven at both ends.  Possibly dates to 1949 judging by the numbers woven into the design.  Measures 51" x 42".  In surprisingly good condition with just a couple of light stains and the nap is pulled in just a few places.  No holes.  Very soft!  $45.

22810    Lloyd Sabaudo                          Bedspread

Exquisite white bed spread, dating to the late 1920’s or early 1930’s.  This could be from the Conte di Savoia or one of the other Conte ships.  Woven into the spread is a pattern of grape vines and leaves.  What makes this weaving so beautiful is that parts are raised to give it a 3-D quality.

Amazing large Lloyd Sabaudo belted logo in the center.  The blanket measures about 76” x 54” (about 6½ feet x 4½ feet).  In the edge are the words “Macherio.  Ditta Rivolta, Carmignani & Co.  Milano.”  Underneath that is “Di Aldo & Ugo Rivolta”

A few very small holes and some very small wear to the spread.  A few light stains.  This could possible be dry cleaned out, but I’ll leave that to you.  On the whole in excellent condition.  $195.

Great unusual Lloyd Triestino ashtray.  Never seen another.  Measures about 4" across.  Three small nicks to the china otherwise excellent.  $45.

35808    Lloyd Triestino                         Ashtray

Ashtray as used on board.  Bottom marked Lloyd Triestino.  Don't you just love their logo!?  Measures 4" across.  In excellent condition.  $25.

35779    Lloyd Triestino                         Brochure

Lloyd Triestino brochure for the Galileo Galilei.  14 pages with full deck plans and 29 full-color photos.  Dated 1975.  In mint condition with an interesting cartoon of life on board at various times during the day.  $35.

On board dinner plate measuring 9" in diameter with a Lloyd Triestino logo.  Impress in the clay on the back is 5-59, maybe the manufacturing date.  Some slight loss to the gold rim and some usual utensil marks.  Otherwise excellent.  $65.

The Italian lines certainly liked to stick with their suppliers.  This NGI fish knife is made by Broggi who made the silver for the Doria two decades later.  How do we know we know it's a fish knife?  The shape as well as the beautifully engraved fish on the blade.  Measures 8½' long.  Excellent condition.  A quantity available @ $35 ea.