conversation piece in English

noun
1
a type of genre painting in which a group of figures are posed in a landscape or domestic setting, popular especially in the 18th century.
He preferred the small, informal portrait, the conversation piece , landscape, and genre painting to full-length portraits in 18th-century British art.
2
an object whose unusual quality makes it a topic of conversation.
Though it remains monotonous and fails to have the spark that will compel you to finish it, it oozes quality and would make a great conversation piece at Christmas Dinner.

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