ITEM DESCRIPTION:

Being offered for sale is the Very Rare CERNO PROTOTYPE (1 of just 4 ever made!) 'CHRISTMAS TREE PATTERN' / 'SEASONS GREETINGS LINE' DOMED/COVERED CHEESE (and/or cookie and/or cake) PLATE (Elizabethan fine bone China with teak base, thick/heavy glass dome & hand-painted applied decals - obtained from the niece of Cerno's founder/owner (who was also VP (and later President) of Spode USA, 1967-1989) who personally designed & developed this piece) from circa 1981 (as per phone conversation with Cerno's founder), as seen in the pictures/as described in the title. This prototype piece was shopped around to Neiman Marcus and a few other large department stores but never found its way to shelves due to the higher than acceptable cost of production. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTES. Being offered for sale as-found, uncleaned. May require a thorough detailing to bring to its full potential.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED or your money back...no questions asked!

CONDITION NOTES:

Excellent, near mint or better condition. Never used - just displayed at the home of Cerno's founder & president for the past few decades. Porcelain has a few tiny imperfections/cosmetic blemishes but absolutely NO breaks or repairs. OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE of an INCREDIBLY RARE Spode-like Cerno piece!! See pics.

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT:

Measures 7-1/2" diameter (at base of wood) x 6-1/2" tall, overall, covered. Porcelain insert is 6" diameter. Total weight is 2 lbs. 10.6 oz..

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