Vintage orangeade service in ceramic by "Fenice" from Albisola.

Vintage orangeade service in ceramic from the "Fenice" factory in Albisola (Italy) with hand-painted geometric decoration, comprising a jug and 6 glasses. Dimensions: jug H: 18 cm, glasses H: 10.5 cm. The "Fenice" factory was founded in 1922 by Manlio Trucco in collaboration with the painter Cornelio Geranzani, in the premises of the former M.A.S. On via Colombo in Albisola Capo, with a team of three people including Paolo Saltarelli and about thirty decorators. In 1926, he collaborated with Arturo Martino, who produced some figurines later decorated by Trucco himself. Many painters collaborated, including Adelina Zandrino, Francesco Messina, Francesco di Cocco, Romeo Bevilacqua, Nanni Servettaz, Emanuele Rambaldi, ceramicists Domenico Giusto, the Gagliardo brothers, Cirillo, Cesare Giarrusso, Santagata, Guido Micheletti, Immacolata Zaffuto, Giuseppe Giglioli, Adolfo Lucarini, Umberto Ghersi, Ida Ziller, and potters Carlo Giusto and Nicola Ghersi. In 1933, Manlio Trucco partnered with Ernesto Daglio, who became the sole owner of "Fenice" in 1936 and entrusted the artistic direction to Romeo Bevilacqua. In 1975, Enrico Daglio sold the company to spouses Rina Moliardo and Luciano Figallo, who continued the business.