“And if you send your messenger or rider with word of an imminent intention to buy before harvest, we will also throw in this new set of Italian crafted fish knives …”

I’m imagining this would have been something to accompany a relatively luxurious and ostentatious dining experience. Babette’s Feast comes to mind.

Kitsch is eternal.

“Bond… James Bond.”

https://www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de/en/collection/highlights/00231163