24 KARAT GOLD BAVARIA COFFEE SERVICE COMPLETE ANTIQUE GERMANY HANDARBEIT PORCELAIN CERAMIC TEA CUP POT Start Price USD 25,000.00 Current Price USD 25,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 16, 2008 Location Yucca Valley, California See more about '24 KARAT GOLD BAVARIA COFFEE SERVICE COMPLETE ANTIQUE' Description    ANTIQUE FROM THE LATE 1800s  MADE IN BAVARIA GERMANY BY HANDARBEIT  24 KARAT HEAVY GOLD*   AND HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN COFFEE SERVICE COMPLETE SET.  POT, CREAMER, SUGAR, EIGHT CUPS AND SAUCERS.  WHEN YOU PLAN TO ENTERTAIN AND SIT WITH DIGNITARIES OR ROYALITY THIS SERVICE SET IS A  MUST  HAVE.  THIS SET IS MADE TO IMPRESS  ELEGANCE, STYLE AND TASTE.  THE MAKERS MARK ON THE BOTTOM OF EVERY PIECE BOLDLY SAYS 24 KARAT GOLD SO EVERY TIME A CUP IS PUT TO THE LIPS EVERY OTHER GUEST CAN SEE IT. THE DETAIL AND CRAFTSMENSHIP IN THIS SET IS EXQUISITE. THE ARTWORK IN THE PAINTINGS ON EACH AND EVERY PIECE IS OF THE FINEST DETAIL. DEPICTING RENAISSANCE LIFE SCENES. THIS SET WHEN USED FOR ENTERTAINING IS A GREAT CONVERSATION STARTER AS EVERY GUEST WILL ADMIRE IT.  YOUR SERVANTS SHOULD BE MADE TO FULLY COMPREHEND THE PROPER CARE NEEDED IN HANDLING AND CLEANING SOMETHING SO FINE TO PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT.  THIS SET IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION WITH ONLY ONE VERY TINY CHIP IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HANDLE OF A CUP. NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS.  A GOOD GOLDSMITH COULD REPAIR TO 100%  OR HAVE THE BUTLER SERVE YOU THAT CUP. SEVEN GUESTS OR LESS NO PROBLEM.  I WOULD PERSONALLY PERFER TO HAVE THIS GO TO SOMEONE THAT WILL REALLY USE AND DISPLAY THIS FINE ART WITH PRIDE AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR GENERATIONS. THAN HAVE IT GO TO A MUSEUM. BUT THE HIGH BIDDER WILL BE THE OWNER. RESALERS ARE WELCOME. CAN BE CONSIDERED A SOUND INVESTMENT THAT WILL APPRECIATE IN VALUE ON THREE POINTS -   AS AN ANTIQUE,   AS ART  AND GOLD WEIGHT AND QUALITY AT 24 KARAT. EVERYONE KNOWS THESE THREE AREAS ARE ALWAYS SOUND INVESTMENTS. ALSO MAKES A GREAT FAMILY  HEIRLOOM  AND GIFT AS IT WILL BE PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. * WHAT HEAVY GOLD MEANS IS THIS ITEM IS GOLD DIPPED MANY MANY TIMES FOR A VERY HEAVY THICK COATING.  DO NOT CONFUSE THAT WITH GOLD LEAF OR PLATE OR SOME OTHER THIN COATING THAT CAN WEAR OFF. MOST OF THE SETS OF THESE MADE WERE CONFICATED AND MELTED DOWN FOR THE GOLD CONTENT DURING THE VARIOUS WARS MAKING A SURVIVING SET IN THIS CONDITION VERY RARE INDEED. ITEMS ARE LOCATED NEAR PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA AND MAY BE VIEWED AND INSPECTED BY APPOINTMENT DURING BANKING HOURS AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY KEPT IN A VAULT. JUST CALL 1-800-313-7223 toll free  or  760-228-1338  pacific time California HAND DELIVERY WORLDWIDE IS INCLUDED WITH THE PURCHASE PRICE. THIS IS WAY TO PRICELESS TO RISK SHIPPING BY COMMON CARRIER. THIS ITEM IS TO BE HAND DELIVERED TO THE BUYER PERSONALLY THIS IS JUST TO VALUABLE AND RARE TO RISK SHIPPING.  10% Deposit to be paid before transport if you are not WITH YOUR PURCHASE when I show up with it you are only out my travel expenses.   Place a Bid!