Don't forget about consistency. One normal-mapped piece, no matter how nice looking on it's own, will make the scene look awful if nothing else is normal mapped. This means you'll have to normal map everything; given how much effort you're spending on this one thing, do you really think that's feasible? You might be better off with a simpler look, since you can make that more consistent.
Does This Look Bad...
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