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Christmas Ornaments and Judaica  >  Metal and Enameled Ornaments  
New - Star Christmas Ornament 2008
Star Christmas Ornament 2008
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The elegant design of our ornament is adapted from the intricate decorative motif on a 19th-century French porcelain soup plate created by the Sèvres porcelain factory in 1847. The soup plate was originally part of a dinner service ordered for the château at Fontainebleau. The order was initiated by King Louis-Philippe in 1836, and the first pieces of the service were delivered to Fontainebleau in 1839. Deliveries continued through the early 1840s, and the service was augmented by additional orders made through 1847; it is to this last order that the soup plate belongs. The Sèvres porcelain factory, established in 1740 at the château of Vincennes, just outside Paris, quickly became the preeminent producer of porcelain in Europe. Supported in its early years by the patronage of Louis XV, the factory was named the manufacture du roi in 1753 and was purchased by the king in 1759. Louis-Philippe, king of the French from 1830 to 1848, was a great patron of the Sèvres factory, and among his many orders were commissions for dinner services for each of his official residences.

Length 3 1/4 in., width 3 in. Available in 24K gold plate or 24K gold-plated sterling silver. Includes a golden cord for hanging. Individually packaged in a flannel pouch and box.

Special offers:
Save 16%: set of 1 each 24K Gold Plate Star and Silver Plate Snowflake Christmas Ornaments 2008
Save 9%: set of 1 each 24K Gold-Plated Sterling Silver Star and Sterling Silver Snowflake Christmas Ornaments 2008

Star Christmas Ornament 2008, Gold-Plated Sterling Silver
10-020816
Member Price: $99.00 each
Non-Member Price: $110.00 each


Star Christmas Ornament 2008, Gold Plate
10-020808
Member Price: $27.00 each
Non-Member Price: $30.00 each


Set of 1 each 24K Gold-Plated Sterling Silver Star and Sterling Silver Snowflake Christmas Ornaments 2008
10-020857
Member Price: $180.00 each
Non-Member Price: $200.00 each


Set of 1 each 24K Gold Plate Star and Silver Plate Snowflake Christmas Ornaments 2008
10-020840
Member Price: $45.00 each
Non-Member Price: $50.00 each


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Snowflake Christmas Ornament 2008
Angel Tree Christmas Ornament 2008
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New - Snowflake Christmas Ornament 2008
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New - Angel Tree Christmas Ornament 2008
Member Prices: $40.50–$72.00
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New - Mini Star Christmas Ornaments
10-073658
Member Price: $31.50
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