I have Danish crystal in a pattern that was discontinued in 1969. It's impossible to find in the U.S., and over the years a few pieces have been lost. So I became open to the idea of ordering from Europe but was worried about the complexity.
Google discovered that Harsted Antik had my pattern, and Google also very kindly translated the site into English for me! I found a number of different offerings of my pattern and ordered two of the parcels that were offered.
Then came the hard part, arranging for payment and shipment. But it wasn't hard at all! Through email, I dealt with Kristian Harsted-Simonsen, who made it all simple. He invoiced me using PayPal, so payment was a breeze. And he combined two orders into a single parcel, so I paid just a single shipping charge.
I was in Copenhagen a year ago but didn't know about the store I would have loved the chance to meet Mr. Harsted-Simonsen, but don't know when I'll have the chance to be there again. They have an interesting site, and I'm sure the store itself is fascinating, judging from the photos on the Web. read more