Silver-plated saucer marked ITALIA, encrusted as found, ex-Andrea Doria (1956), recovered by Robert Louis Stevenson III in 1992. 258 grams; 6-1/2" diameter. Simple saucer with markings of crowned ITALIA on one side and FLLI BROGGI MILANO on the other, some sedimentation and patination from its time undersea, as described in an accompanying note by Robert Louis Stevenson III (distant cousin of the original Robert Louis Stevenson), the diver and author who found it in 1992. From the Andrea Doria (1956), recovered by Robert Louis Stevenson III, certified by him on his stationery.
($150-225)