{"title":"Exceptional Pieces","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2356\" data-end=\"2483\"\u003eSome pieces stand apart—not just for their beauty, but for the level of craftsmanship behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2679\"\u003eDefined by precision, rarity, or maker, these are items where the difference is immediately felt—even if it’s hard to explain. Not simply well-made, but set on a different level entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2797\"\u003eCollected carefully and offered sparingly, this collection represents the highest level of what we come across.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antique-ch-field-haviland-gda-limoges-france-pink-rose-garland-service-early-20th-century","title":"Antique CH Field Haviland GDA Limoges France Pink Rose Garland Service — Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you\". Matthew 6:33\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47774986993827,"sku":"PS- 0014","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/1_1fcc93f4-6aaa-4d14-9a72-cd6e13f737e3.webp?v=1781471806"},{"product_id":"herend-hungary-hand-painted-porcelain-madonna-child-figurine-5521-lux-elek","title":"Herend Hungary Hand-Painted Porcelain Madonna \u0026 Child Figurine, #5521 — Lux Elek","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA finely hand-painted Herend porcelain figurine depicting the \"Peasant Madonna\" (also known as the Matyó Madonna) — a mother in traditional Hungarian folk dress, cradling her child, rendered in warm ochre and vivid coral tones with delicate hand-painted floral detailing on the bodice. Designed by Lux Elek (1884–1941), a recognized Herend sculptor whose Art Deco-era figural work remains among the maker's most collected. Model #5521, still part of Herend's current catalog today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMeasures 7¼\" tall x 2\" wide. Flawless condition throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMarked on the base with Herend's Hungary shield mark and \"HANDPAINTED.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you\". Matthew 6:33\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47830903849123,"sku":"PI- 0059","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/3_90ca744a-155f-4536-b747-794b660f6b38.webp?v=1782978352"},{"product_id":"herend-rothschild-bird-demitasse-service-for-8-coffee-pot-milk-jug-sugar-hand-painted-porcelain","title":"Herend Porcelain Rothschild Bird Hand-Painted Demitasse Coffee Service for Eight — Discontinued Forms, Eight Distinct Motifs","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA complete, physically verified Herend Rothschild Bird (RO) demitasse coffee service for eight — eleven pieces in total, every one of them discontinued by Herend and no longer in current production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe service comprises a lidded coffee pot (1613\/RO) with the pattern's signature hand-modeled rose finial, a matching creamer (1643\/RO), a lidded covered sugar (1665\/RO, also rose-finialed), and eight cup-and-saucer pairs (1709\/RO). Every piece is entirely hand-painted and hand-gilded in Herend's workshops, with green-handled treatment specific to this particular production run and the pattern's characteristic molded basketweave border beneath a gilt rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat sets this set apart: the eight cup-and-saucer pairs carry eight distinct bird-pair motifs drawn from the Rothschild Bird pattern's twelve canonical designs — no two cups decorated alike. Most assembled demitasse services of this kind repeat a single motif eight times over; this one reads instead as a small curated survey of the pattern's design family, verified across all sixteen individual pieces (eight cups, eight saucers) with consistent backstamp format throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Rothschild Bird pattern dates to around 1860, registered for the Rothschild banking family, and remains one of Herend's most recognized designs — a hallmark of hand-painted porcelain artistry from a maker whose work has furnished European royal households since Queen Victoria's own 1851 commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent throughout. One disclosed cosmetic note: tiny paint loss to the tip of one petal on the covered sugar's rose finial — confirmed to be surface paint only, not a porcelain chip or crack. The coffee pot, creamer, and all eight cup-and-saucer pairs show no chips, cracks, hairlines, or restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBecause every form in this service is discontinued, a complete, matched, condition-verified set of this kind grows harder to assemble every year — current secondary-market stock across these forms is extremely thin, with the sugar bowl currently unavailable entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you\". Matthew 6:33\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47834130481315,"sku":"PS- 0022","price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/Group6.webp?v=1783062525"},{"product_id":"rosenthal-meets-versace-let-there-be-love-2002-annual-christmas-plate-12-boxed-medusa-backstamp","title":"Rosenthal meets Versace \"Let There Be Love\" 2002 Annual Christmas Plate — 12\", Boxed, Medusa Backstamp","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"Rosenthal meets Versace\" remains one of the most recognized names in luxury tableware collaborations — pairing Rosenthal's German porcelain manufacturing, with a history stretching back to 1879, with Gianni Versace's maximalist Italian design language. Each piece in the collaboration carries the Medusa medallion on its reverse, Versace's signature emblem drawn from Greek mythology and rendered in gold on black, the mark collectors look for to confirm authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"Let There Be Love\" is the 2002 edition in Rosenthal's annual Versace Christmas plate series, a line produced yearly with a new design and retired from production at year's end — making each edition a genuine limited run rather than an ongoing pattern. This example centers a lush winter botanical bouquet of white Christmas roses, purple crocus, snowdrops, holly, and berries, bordered by a cobalt-blue ground patterned with gold stars and a trellis lattice, all framed by a wide, hand-applied gilt band. The reverse carries the full Medusa backstamp along with the Rosenthal and Versace marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAnnual Christmas plates in this series are actively tracked by collectors, and boxed examples — like this one, complete with its original Rosenthal-branded presentation box — are notably harder to find on the secondary market than loose plates, with recent sold and listed comparables for this exact 2002 edition ranging up into the high $700s. A striking, display-ready piece for a Versace or Rosenthal collection, or as a standalone statement piece in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you\". Matthew 6:33\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47890615861411,"sku":"PI- 0064","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/4_4fa019ef-6dfb-4abd-af85-78798fc6a4b3.webp?v=1784170281"},{"product_id":"herend-rothschild-bird-porcelain-cachepot-hand-painted-discontinued-shape-7201","title":"Herend Rothschild Bird Porcelain Cachepot, Hand-Painted, Discontinued Shape 7201","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Herend Rothschild Bird cachepot in the maker's signature hand-painted pattern — bird pairs on flowering branches with scattered butterflies across the exterior, and a small hidden detail inside: painted ladybugs and moths on the interior base. Gilt scroll handles carry crisp, unworn dentil detailing. The piece is in pristine condition throughout, with no chips, cracks, or repairs anywhere on the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is Herend's shape 7201\/RO — a discontinued form no longer produced. An extensive search across Replacements Ltd., eBay, and WorthPoint turned up no listed or sold examples of this specific shape anywhere. Herend continues to produce other Rothschild Bird cachepots today, so this reflects genuine scarcity of the piece itself rather than any lack of demand for the pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e8¼\"H × 8⅞\"D × 10½\" handle-to-handle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47949419053219,"sku":"PI-0060","price":1795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/2_e6f7865c-458c-4e6c-a5e2-ebebd17e5a88.webp?v=1785644302"},{"product_id":"herend-chinese-bouquet-green-triple-shell-server-hand-painted-24k-gold-shape-7512-av-discontinued","title":"Herend Chinese Bouquet Green Triple Shell Server, Hand-Painted, 24K Gold — Shape 7512\/AV, Discontinued","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Herend Chinese Bouquet Green (Apponyi Vert) three-part shell server, hand-painted with the pattern's signature stylized peony and leaf motif, finished with 24K gold accents and a heart-shaped scroll handle at center. Chinese Bouquet, designed in 1930 for Count Albert Apponyi, remains a current Herend pattern — but this shape is discontinued specifically in the green colorway, confirmed via Replacements Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePristine condition throughout, with no chips, cracks, wear, or gilt loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e13¼\" at widest point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47952703815843,"sku":"PI- 0081","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/2_03d48f22-babc-4863-aca5-043d34b1e708.webp?v=1785736732"},{"product_id":"baccarat-crystal-falcon-sculpture-signed-ten-inch-excellent-condition","title":"Baccarat Crystal Falcon Sculpture, Signed, Ten Inch, Excellent Condition","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePresenting an exceptional Baccarat crystal falcon, a striking hand-cut sculpture from one of France's most prestigious crystal houses since seventeen sixty-four. This majestic bird of prey stands proudly perched on a faceted rock-cut crystal base, capturing extraordinary detail in the wings, feathers, and powerful hooked beak, all rendered in Baccarat's signature clear, brilliant lead crystal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis piece is fully authenticated, bearing Baccarat's acid-etched circular mark, the cursive etched signature, and the original red foil label, all present on the base. It measures ten inches in height and is in excellent overall condition. There is light surface scratching to the underside of the base from prior display, not visible when the piece is standing, and does not affect the sculpture's appearance or integrity in any way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis example does not include the original box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis exact model retails new through authorized secondary market dealers at one thousand, nine hundred, ninety-nine dollars boxed. Reflecting the absence of the original box and minor base wear, this piece is priced well below that baseline while retaining the full beauty and authentication of a genuine Baccarat sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA stunning statement piece for a study, library, mantel, or executive office. Once retired from production, pieces of this caliber rarely become available in this condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47963510603939,"sku":"CI- 0031","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/1_d8b6b823-ab2a-4b62-bcd5-62b3a87f073f.webp?v=1785993036"},{"product_id":"st-louis-amadeus-crystal-stemware-set-france-8-pieces-water-goblets-wine-glasses","title":"St. Louis \"Amadeus\" Crystal Stemware Set, France — 8 Pieces, Water Goblets \u0026 Wine Glasses","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAn eight-piece stemware set in Saint-Louis's celebrated \"Amadeus\" pattern, mouth-blown and hand-cut by master artisans at the Cristallerie Saint-Louis in Lorraine, France — the oldest crystal manufacturer in Europe, granted the title of Royal Cristallerie in 1781. Each glass is marked with the acid-etched \"Saint Louis France\" signature on the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAmadeus pairs a generously rounded, clear crystal bowl with a slender, drawn stem — a silhouette designed to read as quietly refined at a formal table while letting the crystal's purity and sonority speak for itself. This set includes four water goblets and four wine glasses in the pattern's graduated stem sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater goblets (4): 8¾\" tall x 3⅝\" diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWine glasses (4): 8\" tall x 3½\" diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent overall, with light wear consistent with careful use typical of fine crystal of this age. One glass has a small area of etching on the rim, believed to be from long-term contact wear; this glass is priced accordingly below the rest of the set. No chips or structural damage on any piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCurator Certified for accuracy and quality.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48034166636707,"sku":"CS- 0002","price":975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/1_a8ae0da9-15ae-4f6f-b613-619ef5bfd99b.webp?v=1787452155"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/collections\/1_5aa91f14-e248-41dc-a4aa-ea6e2ab62c44.webp?v=1786920366","url":"https:\/\/champagnetasteco.com\/collections\/exceptional-pieces.oembed","provider":"Champagne Taste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}