Ancient Kauri Chest with Waterford First Light Flutes

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Waterford Collectors Flutes in Chest Original Cost: $3,000 A commemorative set of Waterford First Light flutes in the original collectorâe(tm)s chest. Each chest is brand new and has never been sold or used. It comes with a certificate for the flutes, display box, and the set number. The chest contains six (6) Waterford stunning flutes of the First Light Collection. These limited edition flutes were commissioned for private Waterford collectors during the millennium. This design is unique from any other Waterford piece of crystal. Each flute stands 24 cm (9.4 inches) tall and contains a rising sun over a heavily cut crystal horizon. It depicts the "first light" seen of the new millennium. The flute also has Waterford's famous tapered stem and classic sixteen point star. The glasses are rimmed in 18 ct. gold and are clearly the most beautiful of any Waterford millennium toasting flutes produced. The set comes boxed in a collectors chest made from Ancient Kauri wood, the Worldâe(tm)s oldest workable timber from Davies Furniture (http://www.daviesfurniture.co.nz). Far older than Egyptian pyramids, the wood is carbon dated at 45,000 years old and is harvested from naturally felled trees in New Zealand. Each box is lined in fine European velvet and a custom place to protect the flutes. The chests contain a mitered brass inset read more