Vintage interior dish Rococo silvering Jordan Sheffield Handmade

Vintage silver dish late 80s-early 90s fruit from the famous English brand Jordan Sheffield Collection. The dish is made in the form of a shell. Method of manufacture: casting. fully handmade.
Has not a big nuance in the form of asymmetry of the openwork edge of the dish.
The dish comes with a Velvet case, inside - satin.
A wonderful gift for celebration, wedding.
Perfectly complement the interior, will bring an element of luxury and Bohemian.
Not many people know that the theme of the seashell gave rise to a style in the art of France in the first half of the XVIII century — Rococo (FR. rocaille — decorative shell, shell) the main motif, in fact, gave the name to the style, used everywhere: furniture design, wall decoration, small accessories.
In France, Rococo lasted until the end of the 80-ies of the XVIII century, unlike England, North America, where he did not take root. Although the attacks on the style began to appear from the very beginning: it was difficult to keep the aesthetic balance. What in the beginning was considered easy, joyful and elegant, over the years has become pretentious, mannered and frivolous. However, the true artists for several decades managed to create an expensive collection of dishes, including silver.
Europe was going through a period of a certain theatricality, there was a passion for table etiquette, respectively, and dishes have acquired not only a utilitarian function. Cutlery are not just for the food, and some decorative elements that accompany the action. Even an ordinary spoon was produced in different shapes and sizes: for soup, tea, sugar, strawberries. Its shape was intricately curved, and the handle was decorated with air shells and precious stones. Changed and tea/coffee sets.
Traditional dishes were of exceptional quality, the silver surface was so clean and smooth that it could look. Lightweight ornament, like dancing, only slightly embellishes the edge. For expensive separations were depicted traditional scenes of everyday life, inherited from the Baroque, diluting the massive flourishes and openwork carving with elements rocaille.