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This is a Herend Hungary double-handled reticulated porcelain basket in the Apponyi Green, also called Chinese Bouquet, pattern. Made in 1970, it’s near mint, with a bright glaze and even lattice openwork. The hand-painted bouquet sits in the center, framed by a scalloped rim with rich gilt trim, and the handles carry tiny green leaves with gold touches. No chips, cracks, or crazing are apparent; the gilding is strong with only the lightest evidence of age. It feels light yet sturdy, perfect for serving fruit or bread, catching keys on an entry table, or displaying where light can play through the openwork.

Herend Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1826 near Lake Balaton, is one of the world’s best-known makers of hand-painted luxury porcelain. Every piece is formed and decorated by artisans who sign their work with the Herend shield mark and a pattern code. Apponyi Green is a 1930s adaptation of Herend’s 19th-century Chinese Bouquet motif, simplified for Count Albert Apponyi and rendered in fresh green with 24k gold highlights. Reticulated, or pierced, baskets are among Herend’s most technical forms, requiring multiple firings to keep the lattice crisp. Vintage examples from the 1960s–70s are prized for thin walls, sharp gilding, and timeless, mix-and-match appeal today.

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This piece is a Herend openwork centerpiece in the Apponyi Green, also called Chinese Bouquet. It’s a low, rectangular basket with hand-twisted, lattice sides and a flat, painted panel in the middle showing a green floral spray framed with little gold flower cartouches. The porcelain is bright white and the painting is crisp, which suits its near mint condition. It measures about 1 inch high, 7 inches wide, and 4.5 inches long, so it’s a sweet size for a table accent, a candy or nut tray, or a dresser catchall. Made in 1970, it’s about 56 years old—vintage, and a nice find in this shape.

Herend is the famed Hungarian porcelain house founded in 1826, celebrated for fully hand-painted pieces collected by European royals and design lovers alike. The Apponyi pattern began when Count Albert Apponyi asked for a simplified take on Herend’s older “Indian Basket” motif; the result is the Chinese Bouquet design you see here, often edged with 24k gold and produced in several colors, with green being a classic. Openwork baskets are especially labor-intensive: artisans roll and join the strands by hand before firing and painting. Authentic examples usually carry the Herend shield mark and a painter’s number. Vintage 1970 openwork pieces in near mint condition aren’t common, which adds to its appeal.