Alessi - Ettore Sottsass - Cocktail shaker (2) - Cocktail shaker 'Mercurio' + Alessi bar strainer, model 5053 - Steel - Alessi - Ettore Sottsass

Iconic cocktail shaker model “Alfra” in polished stainless steel, designed by Carlo Alessi around 1960.
Stamped ALESSI – BY APPOINTMENT with crest, this model features the characteristic edge with a rope-woven pattern and balanced proportions typical of Alessi's professional bar tools from the first era of design.
Part of Alessi's mid-century collection of bar tools, the Alfra is now considered a classic of Italian industrial design. winner of the Mercury Prize.
Elegant cocktail strainer model 5053, designed by the renowned Ettore Sottsass for Alessi.
Made in mirror-polished 18/10 stainless steel, this accessory is one of the great classics of Italian design applied to professional bar tools. Designed at the end of the 1970s and included in Alessi's historic catalog since 1979, Model 5053 was developed through extensive research into professional bar tools, with the aim of combining ergonomics, functionality and timeless elegance.
Its clean, minimalist design, perfectly balanced proportions and exceptional build quality have made this strainer a reference point in Italian industrial design. Today it is still considered an iconic Alessi creation and is highly sought after by design collectors as well as cocktail enthusiasts.

It should be noted that the set is sold without the original box and the testing tag.