Yoko Ono illy espresso cup w/ saucer & original box *RARE & DISCONTINUED*
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| Management number | 17298166 | Release Date | 2025/10/06 | List Price | $130.80 | Model Number | 17298166 | ||
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- The cup, saucer, & papers are in excellent condition. The box has a tear in one corner & stains that I tried my best to remove. Cup is numbered 5528.
- This cup was part of a collection called “Mended Cups” & was released 10 years ago in 2015. This was a collaboration between Yoko Ono & Italian coffee company illy. The collection was inspired by Ono’s 1966 installation, “Mend Pieces.” The collection contained 7 cups, all bearing Ono’s handwriting. 6 of the cups used Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending with gold lacquer. This cup here is the 7th cup, the “unbroken” cup. It says, “This cup will never be broken as it will be under your protection.” The other cups outlined "traumatic events,” inscribed with the date of the "event," & an addendum: "mended in 2015." One of these “traumatic events” was the assassination of John Lennon (Ono’s husband & former Beatles member) in 1980.
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| Category | Home > Kitchen Drinkware > Coffee Mugs |
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| Size | N/A |
| Brand | Illy |
| Condition | Like new |
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