{"id":1453,"date":"2026-01-02T00:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1453"},"modified":"2026-01-02T00:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:54:00","slug":"the-missing-rauschenberg-1998-illy-parigi-cup-with-gold-signature","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/?product=the-missing-rauschenberg-1998-illy-parigi-cup-with-gold-signature","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Missing&#8221; Rauschenberg: 1998 illy Parigi Cup with Gold Signature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">Americal Eclectic is pleased to offer a piece of &#8220;forbidden&#8221; art history: the <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"91\">1998 Robert Rauschenberg &#8220;Parigi&#8221; cup<\/b>. Originally part of the &#8220;World Cups&#8221; series, this design was famously recalled and destroyed shortly after release due to a copyright dispute involving the Michelin maps featured in the artwork.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">This surviving example features the <b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"36\">authentic gold signature<\/b> on the Madrid saucer, identifying it as an original trade edition piece that escaped the factory recall. Featuring Rauschenberg\u2019s iconic collage aesthetic, the cup depicts a map of Paris while sitting atop a saucer featuring Madrid. For the illy completionist, this is the &#8220;Sixth Cup&#8221;\u2014the essential piece required to turn a standard set into a complete, museum-grade collection.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Specifications:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"15\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Artist:<\/b> Robert Rauschenberg (1925\u20132008)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Year:<\/b> 1998<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Series:<\/b> World Cups (Trade Edition)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">City Pairing:<\/b> Paris (Cup) \/ Madrid (Saucer)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Authentication:<\/b> Artist&#8217;s signature in <b data-path-to-node=\"15,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"38\">Gold<\/b> on the saucer; signed and numbered on the base.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americal Eclectic is pleased to offer a piece of &#8220;forbidden&#8221; art history: the 1998 Robert Rauschenberg &#8220;Parigi&#8221; cup. 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