Make: Herend (Hungary)
Model: "Rothschild Decor"
Age: Late 20th Century (pre-1991)
Construction: Porcelain
Dimensions: 4" Tall x 3 5/8" Diameter
Condition: Excellent pre-owned vintage condition. No chips, cracks, or crazing. Please see photos.
Details: Round sugar bowl with curved bottom and domed lid. Bowl has embossed swirled design with 3/4" basketweave border at top and the same border near the rim of the lid. Bowl displays two birds in a tree branch with a gold chain, as well as assorted butterflies and bugs. The insects are repeated on the lid. A small 3-dimensional brown and yellow bird forms the finial. Fine gold trim on rims of bowl and lid. Marked on bottom in blue with Herend's contemporary mark, as well as '1669,RO', model and pattern codes.
There is a legend that a Rothschild Baroness lost her necklace, and believed it was stolen. Later, walking in her garden, she saw songbirds in a tree, and, hanging near them, her necklace. The owner of Herend heard this legend and, inspired by it, designed this pattern in its memory. The Rothschild family were delighted with the pattern, and ordered the collection in 1850. It was named "Rothschild Decor" (RO) in their honor.
