Lot #99: The vintage 4-piece Greek ceramic espresso/coffee service set handmade on the island of Corfu, Greece embellished with 24-karat gold

The vintage 4-piece Greek ceramic espresso/coffee service set handmade on the island of Corfu, Greece. The set is crafted with a glossy, jet-black glazed finish heavily embellished with 24-karat gold leaf overlays depicting classical Neoclassical and Ancient Greek mythological scenes. What the 4-Piece Set Includes 1. One Heart-Shaped Tray: Features a unique, twin-indented design tailored to securely hold the two cups, decorated with three distinct gilded mythological vignettes and heavy gold borders. 2. Two Demitasse Coffee Cups: Wrapped entirely in a continuous gilded frieze showing robed Greek figures, dancing muses, and classical characters in motion. 3. One Miniature Bud Vase: A bulbous, small-necked vase decorated with an intricate geometric Greek key (meander) pattern around its collar and dancing figures around its center. Hallmarks and Production Detail: The undersides of the cups and tray feature a prominent circular gold stamp reading "HAND MADE IN GREECE · CERAMICS CORFU GREECE · 24 K. GOLD". The small vase carries a matching rectangular gold export label. These souvenir art pieces were highly popular mid-to-late 20th-century luxury tourist exports from the Greek islands, designed by prominent local workshops like Neofitou or Scheria to mimic classical black-figure antiquities. Pickup category timeslot {B}