This pretty amethyst bowl with bronze doré fittings was for sale at auction, and caught my eye as something that would sit very well as the centrepiece on my dining table.
At present a small tureen fills this place. Both items use dolphins in their design. Stylised dolphins, which look more like fish than their better known real-life mammals. I do however like the stylised version, which had its design origins as far back as the time of the Greeks, and more recently in French heraldry, (as below), the symbol of the heir to the throne, the Dauphin.
Anyway, all somewhat academic, as I managed to talk myself out of bidding for the amethyst jewel, and will remain focused on bidding for pictures. Items within my desired genre seem few and far between at the moment.
The accountant is happy.
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