Rothschild Bird Tea Cup Color:White/Green platinum and cobalt blue that

platinum and cobalt blue that highlight the individual pearls

Much like a cobra itself

and its grooves were designed to fit the Lastra Jumbo Cup or Small Handled Bowl

showing that good design is timeless

Rothschild Bird Tea Cup Color:White/Green platinum and cobalt blue thatMany connoisseurs consider this pattern, first created in 1860 for the Rothschild family of Europe, to be the epitome of hand painting on porcelain. Twelve different motifs portray a 19th century tale about Baroness Rothschild, who lost her pearl necklace in the garden of her Vienna residence. Several days later it was found by her gardener, who saw birds playing with it in a tree.