China, fine and equine

Look closely at this Lladró porcelain — those handles are more like hoofdles. Photo courtesy of Lladró

It’s a question that comes up a lot here in the Horse Capital of the World: What do you get the horseman or woman who has everything?

How about a set of modern, ultra-sexy table accessories with an equestrian theme? (And no, I’m not talking about something emblazoned with one of those ubiquitous hunt scenes.) I first saw this chic, all-white porcelain from Lladró, the Spanish company known for its figurines, in the current issue of Details magazine.

In the Re-Cyclos Magical collection by British designer Bodo Sperlein, horses’ legs, heads and hooves are used on all sorts of accessories — mugs, cups and saucers, bowls, plates, butter dishes, etc. Sperlein has cleverly used the sinewy shape of a horse’s leg in place of handles on most of the objets — these things are so chi-chi, you could never call them dishes.

My favorite is the teapot, which has a leg as the pot’s handle and an ankle as the lid’s handle. (Kind of strange, though, is the pedestal bowl, which balances on four horse heads. It looks like it would hurt.)

Of course, all this chic loveliness from one of the world’s foremost porcelain makers is not without an infarction-inducing price tag. A set of two napkin rings is listed at, gulp, $185. The neat-o teapot is — eek! — $500.

Unfortunately, the items are not so easy to come by. Three items — a magnifying glass (a paltry $60), a letter o

pener (also $60) and the napkin rings — are available at www.lladro.com. Otherwise, Lladró spokeswoman Cristina Egido said you’ll have to call Lladró customer service, 1-800-634-9088, or ask a retailer, like Macy’s, that c

Look closely at this Lladró porcelain — those handles are more like hoofdles.

arries other Lladró products, to special-order the item.