Sacred Bird & Butterfly 5 Piece Place Setting by Mottahedeh Registry the XL holds his own

the XL holds his own on an entry console

the body of the vase is embossed with an organic linear design

A traditional wooden serving bowl is given a modern twist with a bold black and white stripe of hand-marbled resin

Dimensions: 11"L x 11"W x 4"H

Sacred Bird & Butterfly 5 Piece Place Setting by Mottahedeh Registry the XL holds his ownSacred Bird & Butterfly 5 Piece Place Setting by Mottahedeh The Sacred Butterfly was a Chinese export pattern of about 1800 and was intended for those who admired the sophistication of placing traditional Chinese motifs of birds, butterflies and flowers on European shapes. The Chinese word for butterfly, tieh, is a pun which expresses the wish that the owner might live to a ripe age. These motifs were rendered with characteristic understatement in the