RARE ALEXANDER CALDER BRANIFF AIRLINES " BEASTIE " And " FRIENDSHIP " DEMITASSE CUPS
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4431074 | Modified Item: No |
| Type: Cups, Dishes & Cutlery | Country/Region of Manufacture: Brazil |
Rare Braniff International ALEXANDER CALDER "Beastie" and "Friendship" Demitasse Cup Saucer & Spoon. Made for the N1805 1973 DC-8-62 VINTAGE BRANIFF CALDER RARE BEASTIE DESIGN DEMITASSE CUP DC-8-62 1973. This rare collectible demitasse cup was only available to first class passengers on Braniff International Airlines Alexander Calder designed DC-8-62, flying from Dallas Love Field to South America. It is one of the rarer Calder “Colors of Braniff” collectibles. The ...Calder 8 legged cow “Beastie” design on the cup matches the Beastie personally painted by Calder on the number one engine of the aircraft. The other Calder design “Friendship" in the shape of a Dove (in keeping with Girard's Dove logo) with two rings is called "Friendship" (which on the full-scale painting is just above the "top of a bikini” and is a homage to Alexander Girard’s dove logo for Braniff with two rings added by Calder. The cups and saucers are porcelain china and stamped “Porcelana Real Brasil” on the bottom. The spoons have the BI logo. I have three cup/saucer/spoon sets and the price is for one set of the three pieces. I am selling three sets individually. One set was sold after I took pictures but before posting them for sale here. You will not find a complete set of all three anywhere. Weight and size given in the shipping information is for 1 three piece set.CONDITION: Excellent, as pictured. No damage or discoloration.
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Please see my other sales and auctions for additional curiosities, oddities, fossils, minerals, antiques, antiquities, art, books, toys, collectibles and clothing. Don't hesitate to contact me with questions. I combine items for reduced shipping but in order to do this you contact me prior to paying. In the event you are unhappy with your purchase, please contact me to resolve the issue. I am very proud of my positive feedback and try hard to represent items honestly to the best of my ability. Thanks very much for looking.
