For those who adore classical fables, we've ferreted out a lustrous, hand-painted "Best Of" dinnerware set that lets you gather your own menagerie, picking and choosing your favorite animals. Pastorals-scenes from the countryside-have long been favorites of European households. Pastoral Toile tableware displays an enchanting elan that brightens your everyday dinners or informal gatherings. Dinner plates or salads feature either a sheep, a rabbit, a rooster, or a pig-all contented-and to them, you can add simpler leaf-entwined plates, rim soups, and mugs. On the tureen, a rooster keeps company with a rabbit, while in the serving bowl, a bunny hides. A rooster rules the platter. Done in soft beige brushstrokes on an off-white background, the images charm and entertain your guests but let your meal be the star. And of course, the scalloped rim and dotted border make the storybook setting complete. Since every item is fashioned of Italian ceramics exclusively for The Mane Lion, your set will be unique. With Pastoral Toile on our picnic cloth, we 3LUXE peasants never had such a fete.

After thorough independent research, we selected the Pastoral Toile as a 3LUXE "Best Of", to see our other two China selections visit our China Overview.

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