Tiffany's $1,200 Dish Designed for the Ages

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- If you're concerned with how your table looks this holiday season, skimp on the settings. If you're hoping those same items will be around your great-grandchild's table, $1,200 a dish is a strong investment.

Tiffany & Co.(TIF Quote) purchased the Atelier Le Tallec porcelain studio in Paris in 1991, but didn't jump into the bespoke tableware business until last year. The artisanal beta testing ranged from commemorative platters to 400-piece sets at $1,200 or more per item.

"Every customer we've had has said they want it passed on through our family," says Allen Nissim, Tiffany's group director who oversees the custom Le Tallec business. "It's very much in the back of the minds of our customers that these are very special pieces that are going to be part of their family's patrimony and heritage." ...