A bevy of swans

I officially have a bevy of swans ( the word bevy means flock I gather) I have the large one the identical one only smaller and then this latest one made for Macy's in 1970's by same Italian company with the neck down so 3 by same maker and several other varied swan tureens. These three Italian ones I keep in dining room year round. I dress the big one up with bows and holiday neck wear. I adore swans and just treasure these tureens. 

I use them really only for display.

I wish I could have a real swan to tame and feed. Pink Boy does not go along with that thinking. So for now I enjoy my ceramic swans. I think I have enough now.

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China Cabinet redo

 My helper Snowflake Marie Mouser

 Oops got another swan tureen had to move the pink rose one to the side

A friend spotted this great china cabinet at a local antiques mall. I had it delivered and it was an off white. Pink Boy repainted it for me in Annie Sloan white chalk paint no wax and it turned out well. He painted inside a pale pale pink on the back wood panel.

I needed more storage for my growing tureen collection I have 4 swan tureens plus my huge life size one.I think I am finished buying swan tureens. My other obsession is cabbage tureens and rabbit ones. So far no rabbit just a big cabbage one. 

I think the china cabinet in the kitchen/family room area makes it cozier and now I can enjoy my tureens and other pretty vintage china.

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Swan love and Spring dinner

Friends came by on their way to Florida so what better time than that to do a dinner with a Spring time feel in the mist of Winter? I will take any excuse I can get to hurry Spring along.

After 5 years of searching I finally found my huge Italian pottery swan tureen. I kept missing them when they came up for auction. I gather it was made in the 70's or early 80's by pottery studio Erna in Italy. I just love the look of her.

 We bid on it and then in a special ,happy serendipity our friends the ones passing by staying one night on way to Florida passed right by the auction house in Ohio so they brought her to me! I had the smaller version of her that is cracked in the base.

It was meant to be I think. I have named her Cecelia and she is Queen of all my swans and presides over the dining room with swan like grace. 

Dreams do come true! I love her.

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