Italian Lines

One of the best brochures ever done for this famous (and ill-fated) Italian liner.  Mostly covers first class but also shows renderings of second class.  Lots of color renderings of her interiors.  The Andrea Doria… read more ›

Unusual press photo of a passenger “tour” of the bridge of the ss Andrea Doria.  Measures about 10″ x 8″.

Unusual diamond-shaped ashtray for Italia dated 7-1937.  Made by Richard Ginori with a pre-war Savoy crown.  In great condition with no chips, cracks, or crazing.  Some loss of gold around top edge.

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… read more ›

Lovely Italian Line demitasse cup and saucer in the orange-rope pattern as used in first class.  This pattern is identical to pieces recovered from the ss Andrea Doria.  Mint condition.  Excellent condition.  No chips, cracks,… read more ›

Cute demitasse cup and saucer as used in second-class on the ss Andrea Doria and ss Cristoforo Colombo.  Not often seen and famously recovered from the wreck.  Made by Ginori with the cup in excellent… read more ›

Beautiful Italian Line pre-war side plate measuring 7¾” in diameter.  Complete with Savoy crown.  Made by Ginori and date marked “38-12” (December, 1938.)  Shows the typical utensil marks.  No chips, cracks, or crazing.

Superb poster for Cosulich.  One of the most dramatic posters ever done for any ship or line.  A lovely representation of the ss Saturnia.  Linen backed and measures about 39″ x 27″ (not including the… read more ›

A glossy color foldout brochure printed September, 1958, for the Cristoforo Colombo.  This is nearly identical to the Andrea Doria / Cristoforo Colombo brochure of a few years earlier.  It has the same cover and… read more ›

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… read more ›

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… read more ›

A single sheet of blue stationery from the Cristoforo Colombo.  When open, it measures about 10″x 8″.  Comes with original envelope.

Crystal from the Italian Line isn’t very often seen, so this one is a treat.  I can’t say I’ve ever had a glass of this pattern before.  Probably for juice, it stands 3.5″ tall and… read more ›

Cute post-war sherry glass, standing 2½” tall.  Near-mint condition.  Four available.  I quite like the subtle hint of angles at the bottom of the glass giving it all the pattern it needed.

Foldout brochure for first, second, and third class on the mv Giulio Cesare.  Measures about 26.5″ x 15.5″.  Dated 1957 and in mint condition.

Excellent fold-open deck plan for Italy’s first post-war liner.  Dated September, 1956, this tissue deck plan opens to about 37″ x 29″ and covers the entire ship.  One photo of the ship at sea.  She… read more ›

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

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… read more ›

Lovely china coffee cup and saucer in the famous Chinoise pattern made by Richard Ginori.  No chips, cracks, or crazing.  Many samples of this pattern have been recovered from the wreck of the ss Andrea… read more ›

Fantastic rate schedule for the Italian Line.  Nice cover showing the terraced aft decks of the Cristoforo Colombo.  Looking at the prices, one can see just how expensive it was to travel by first class! … read more ›

Late 1960’s fold-open flyer for the Andrea Doria’s fantastic replacement, the Leonardo da Vinci.  I know some people who sailed on her, and they all say that she was pretty amazing.  I haven’t had this… read more ›

Foldout glossy full color flyer for the Italian Line’s new 33,000-ton Leonardo Da Vinci.  Dates to before the maiden voyage because all the illustrations of her interiors are renderings, which we rarely see for her…. read more ›

1960s deck plan for the beautiful Leonardo da Vinci of the Italian Line.  Excellent condition.

This thinner-format gala night ribbon is 36″ in length and is in excellent condition.

Press photo of a single first-class cabin on board the brand-new Leonardo da Vinci.  What an extremely inviting room.  Stamped on the back: “t/n Leonardo da Vinci, Foto E. Binelli, Neg. No 12223. Cabin singola… read more ›

Press photo of a single first-class cabin on board the brand-new Leonardo da Vinci.  Don’t you wish all single cabins thees days looked like this?  Stamped on the back: “t/n Leonardo da Vinci, Foto E…. read more ›

Outstanding brochure for the Africa and Europa, which sailed on the South Africa express service of Lloyd Triestino. Dating to 1955, this booklet runs 36 pages with lots of on-board and exterior photos and deck… read more ›

Built in 1953 for the Asian service of Lloyd Triestino, the Asia and her sister Victoria were two of the prettiest colonial-service liners built by the Italians.  This tissue deck plan for the Asia, dated… read more ›

Dated September, 1969, this tissue deck plan folds open to 19″ x 14″ and shows both classes.  In very good condition.  Lloyd Triestino is as popular as it is hard to come by!

Excellent deck plan showing 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.  Great photo of the… read more ›

I haven’t had this Michelangelo & Raffaello fold-open brochure up on the site in a long time.  Many years ago, I got a stack of these from a collection that belonged to an old railroad… read more ›

I have never had another one of these.  I am not even sure what it is.  A wine bottle coaster?  Got any suggestions?  What makes it interesting is that it’s NGI and thus predates the… read more ›

“Placing Tourist Travel on a Pedestal.”  The newly formed Italian Line produced this brochure in 1933, the deepest part of the depression.  Thus, like all lines, they were heavily pushing their second-class service.  In this… read more ›

Bold celluloid pinback for the impressive Rex.  In excellent condition.  Measures about 1¼” across.

The best early brochure you can get for these two Italian liners.  These ships became the mainstay of the fleet serving with distinction both before and after the war.  Not only is it 58 pages… read more ›

Lovely pepper grinder for Italia with a pre-war crown logo so likely to have been used on the ss Rex or ss Conte di Savoia.  No loss to silver and extremely rare.  This will highlight… read more ›

Very nice pin dish for the Italian Line during the 1950s on the “Sunny Southern Route.”  Measures about 5.5″ x 5.5″.  No chips, cracks, or crazing.

Well-made souvenir from the Incres Line’s Victoria.  Measures about 3¼” in diameter and in excellent condition.

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… read more ›