When you hear the word Arthur Court, you are likely to think of King Arthur of ancient England and his famous court of heroic (and not so heroic) knights. In the modern age, however, Arthur Court has become a recognized brand for an elegant range of products.
The brand is now most closely associated with the products offered by Arthur Court Designs of USA. You would find their products in Department and Specialty Gift Stores all over USA, and also at reputed international outlets and online stores.
The product range includes hundreds of "design" products that include American Traditional serve ware, traditional accessories like carving knives and wine cooler, and many decorative products. The company reports that over 500 designs are available.
Traditionally, products of this category were made of silver, and silver ware has come to be associated with elegance and prestige. Arthur Court was a pioneer in the use of alternative metal, aluminum, to create similar looking, sculpted products with a brilliant polished luster typically associated with silver.
These aluminum products do not need regular polishing as required by silver products. The company advises against using dishwasher to wash the ware, as heat would dull the brilliant luster of the products. Instead, hand washing using mild dishwashing soap is recommended.
Intriguing Series
The products are offered under different "series", with interesting or intriguing names, and catering to the varied tastes of consumers.
There is an American Wilderness series that includes a wine cooler shaped like a fox while an autumn series offer products for the Halloween season, such as a Halloween Tea Light Holder, pumpkin bowl and ghost-shaped salt and pepper set.
Natural objects have inspired other products. There is a bamboo series made of wood, decorated with attached patterns in the alternative metal. A bunny series featuring bunnies include stocking holders and other decorative products, an African Safari series include monkeys, elephants and alligators, and a Frog series prominently feature the frog shape.
Then there is a Collegiate series with licensed collegiate products for specific schools, featuring the insignia of the school teams.
The Cross series offer intricately patterned crosses for use as wall, standing or wedding crosses.
There are several other series such as Dragonfly, Fleur De Lis, Grape, Longhorn, Pineapple and Palm Leaf, Rooster, Tuscan and Western.
Yet other series like Dinnerware, Arthur Court Kitchen and Large Animal Coolers clearly bring out the functions of products they include.
Handmade Products
Each piece is individually crafted by hand according to the company. Such hand crafting makes each piece a unique piece, a little different from other similar pieces.
The Arthur Court Brand
The range of elegant, hand crafted products, catering to different themes and interests, and made of a material that resembles the traditional silver of prestigious silver ware, has apparently caught the fancy of consumers. Arthur Court has become a brand recognized internationally, and is no more confined to the court of the ancient King of English legends.
About the Author
Daniel Cheng operates Madeline Ashley an exclusive dealer for Arthur Court, Wilton Armetale Serveware and Giftware. Visit http://www.madelineashley.com/ for entier collection of Arthur Court design, Wilton Armetale.
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