Double-ended oval silver swan dish

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Tableware Bowls & baskets

Decorative Bowls & baskets

Decorative Dressing table accessories

Maker

Edward Barnard & Sons

Reference

7418

A most elegant boat-shaped silver sweet dish fitted with charming cast and hand chased swan handles and a gilded interior.

Swans are often associated with affairs of the heart; a symbol of love or fidelity because of their long-lasting, apparently monogamous relationships. Since ancient times, swans have been associated with tranquillity and nobility, featuring in mythology and folklore around the world. Their high status is likely to have originated because of their perceived beauty and natural behaviour; they are solitary birds, strong and aggressively protective of their young but at the same time graceful and elegant on the water.

Dimensions:

Height 95 mm / 4"

Width 285 mm / 11 ¹⁄₂"

Depth 85 mm / 3 "

Weight 403 g (12.96 troy ozs)

Year

1909

Place

London

Condition

Excellent