Swans in silver

Oh how I love swans in any form.. These stunning silver centerpieces were on Ebay recently. Beyond my price point but so lovely.The single swan is Buccellati silver a fine old silver company. 

I saw swans at Versailles a few weeks ago in one of the big ponds there. Quite a few of them and we fed them some bread. 

I dream of a swan sleigh gliding over the frozen ice sort of like the scene in Anna Karenina only a much fancier sleigh. If I win lottery I will have one made just for ice sledding What an extravagance that would be!! I am sure Marie Antoinette would have loved one  she did love sledding.

Have a Pink day!

Swan at Stone Gable and my swan

 Yvonne's swan at Stone Gable blog Yvonne's photo

 My swan at Pinkmas time

Swan at night

My swan obsession continues and today I read about Yvonne's swan at her blog Stone Gable. I had seen this lovely swan on her blog a few  years ago and contacted her about it-- you can read the story of her swan here:

http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/04/the-swan-at-stonegable.html?showComment=1365015855431#c8601479200924550009

And I  kept looking for one like hers in shops and at flea markets. One day I found it-- on EBay! I bid and won and when it arrived it arrived broken! I was heartsick. I went out to run errands and my husband glued it back together! Pink Boy is amazing at fixing things and painting etc. So we can't use her for serving but we sure can admire her. 

I believe mine is same swan only a smaller version of Yvonne's.

I think both are sort of a version of the Meissen one and of the life size repro one shown below.

This one is life sized!! How wonderful that would be!

I am thrilled to have my small swan she is about 14 x 14 inches.

Have a Pink day!