{"title":"Tabletop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElevate every surface with antique European tabletop pieces — objects of beauty and refinement that bring history to your dining room, console, or mantel. From hand-painted porcelain to gilded bronze, each piece reflects the artistry of a bygone era of European craftsmanship.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pair-of-french-faience-reticulated-compotiers-in-green-white","title":"Pair of French Nap III Style Porcelain Reticulated Baskets in Green \u0026 White with Gilt Accents","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful pair of French porcelain baskets with reticulated (pierced lattice) bowls, hand-painted in green and white with gilt accents, in the manner of the great French porcelain traditions — where this technique of delicate pierced work reached its finest expression in the 18th and 19th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach basket features a generously proportioned oval bowl with an interlaced lattice rim, raised on a substantial pedestal base decorated with acanthus leaves and scrollwork in green on white, highlighted with gilding. The reticulated technique — in which the clay is pierced before firing — requires exceptional skill and patience, and the crisp execution here speaks to a confident and practiced hand. Traditionally used as fruit, bread, candy, or dessert baskets, they are as functional as they are decorative. The hand-painted green, white, and gilt palette is fresh, timeless, and quintessentially French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCirca:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18th–19th Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e French porcelain, Napoléon III tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Porcelain; hand-painted green and white decoration with gilt accents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reticulated pierced lattice rim; acanthus pedestal base; hand-painted; gilt accents; traditionally used as fruit, bread, candy, or dessert baskets; sold as a pair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5\" H × 10\" D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good antique condition; minor age-appropriate crazing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drue Bohrer Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45107587874839,"sku":"DBA-013-C1","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/8049\/5895\/files\/pair-of-french-nap-iii-style-porcelain-reticulated-baskets-in-green-white-with-gilt-accents-4382395.jpg?v=1780469826"},{"product_id":"french-christofle-crystal-serving-bowl-with-silver-plate-rim","title":"French Christofle Crystal Serving Bowl with Silver Plate Rim","description":"\u003cp\u003eA magnificent French serving bowl by Christofle — one of France’s most prestigious and storied maisons, founded in Paris in 1830 and long regarded as the definitive standard-bearer of French silverware and tableware. Supplier to Napoleon III and the great houses of Europe, Christofle’s pieces have graced the tables of royalty, heads of state, and the grand ocean liners of the 20th century. To own a piece bearing the Christofle mark is to own a fragment of French cultural history at its most refined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis example combines deeply cut crystal with a polished silver plate rim, the two materials in perfect dialogue: the brilliance of the cut glass amplified by the cool lustre of the silver. The bowl is cut in a sunburst and leaf pattern of exceptional crispness, the facets catching the light with the kind of prismatic intensity that only fine French crystal achieves. The silver plate rim is clean and even, with the weight and finish of a piece made to the highest standard. A Christofle piece of this quality is both a functional object and a collector’s item — ideal on a dining table, a sideboard, or displayed as a decorative object in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCirca:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e French Neoclassical \/ Belle Époque\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christofle, Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut crystal; silver plate rim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunburst and leaf cut pattern; polished silver plate rim; serving bowl form\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8” Diameter × 3” H\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition; crystal bright and chip-free; silver plate clean and even\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drue Bohrer Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45107612844055,"sku":"DBA-024-C1","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/8049\/5895\/files\/french-christofle-crystal-serving-bowl-with-silver-plate-rim-6812984.jpg?v=1780469826"},{"product_id":"christofle-paris-silver-plate-perles-champagne-ice-bucket","title":"Christofle Paris Silver Plate Perles Champagne Ice Bucket","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional silver plate champagne ice bucket from Christofle, Paris — one of France’s most prestigious and storied maisons, founded in 1830 and long regarded as the definitive standard-bearer of French silverware and tableware. Christofle’s pieces have graced the tables of French royalty, heads of state, and the great ocean liners of the 20th century; to own a piece bearing the Christofle mark is to own a fragment of French cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bucket is executed in the house’s celebrated \u003cem\u003ePerles\u003c\/em\u003e pattern — a double band of hand-finished beading encircling the body, a motif that has been in continuous production since the 19th century and remains one of Christofle’s most iconic and enduring designs. The cylindrical body flares gently at the rim and narrows to a stepped, molded foot, with a pair of ring handles mounted on scrolled brackets at either side. 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