Season's greetings need more glam? Send a $5,000 card

Gilded Age Greetings

Gilded Age Greetings

The $5,000 card features precious jewels and is gilded in gold. Just make sure it doesn't get tossed with the junk mail!

If a Hallmark card from the grocery store isn’t cutting it this holiday season, all you need is an extra $5,000 for a note that really shows you went the extra mile.

Gilded Age Greetings is selling a $5,000 Christmas card adorned with emeralds, diamonds and sapphires and hand-gilded with 23-karat gold. The “Illuminated Merry Christmas Original Grand Couture” card comes with a set of white gloves for “proper handling,’’ according to the company’s website.

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The "Victorian Ornament Grand Couture" card sells for $3,950.

Cards in the “Grand Couture” and “Couture’’ lines sell for $1,000 to $5,000. For $3,950, you can get the “Victorian Ornament Grand Couture” card that comes adorned with emeralds and rubies and a biography of the artist. It, too, includes white gloves and is embellished with 23-karat gold.

The company reports that clients and commissions of company co-founder Rosemary Buczek have included Exxon, Prudential, Rutgers University, the U.S. Army, Sony, as well as private collectors. 

Gilded Age Greetings also offers custom-made cards, according to a spokesperson. If you want more emeralds, rubies, or diamonds or a design other than the ones advertised, the company will create a one-of-a-kind card (for a one-of-a-kind price).

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