Product Description: Bread & Butter Plates Bone China With Lotus Blossoms And Gold Accents On Teal Colored Band - Made In Germany
Amazon.com Review: Aureus casts a youthful brilliance on modern fine dining. Flouting traditional design boundaries, Villeroy & Boch embroiders the translucent bone china with gold filigree on an aquamarine background, then splashes large tangerine, sapphire, and fuschia flowers across the surface of select pieces. The overall effect is a combination of golden opulence-hence the name Aureus, which means gold in Latin-and playful exuberance.
The Aureus 6-1/4-inch plate, available here in a set of six, not only serves as a bread-and-butter plate for place settings, but holds a small dessert or cookies with afternoon tea. One of the delights of Aureus is the variety of filigrees found on the different pieces; this plate shows a wide aquamarine border heavily overlaid with a golden honeycomb pattern. The mix-and-match sensibility of florals and geometrics makes the pattern perfect for parties and showers. Due to the gold trim, Aureus is not suitable for microwave use but may be cleaned safely in the dishwasher. The china is imported from Germany. --Ann Bieri
