SKU:2022000164

Abalone Shell Bowl with Silver Rooster and Gold Leaf

Regular price $4,990.00USD
Sale price $4,990.00USD Regular price
Hurry, there are only 1 item(s) left!
currencyCountry
Share to Facebook Share to Facebook Share to Facebook Share to Facebook

Mexican Abalone shell designed with Sterling Silver into a Rooster decorated with 24K Gold Leafs, with intricate details of skilled craftsmanship visible on the Silver texture of the rooster. The bowls are iridescent, showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles and being organically formed, each has its own unique patterns.  They are light in weight, durable and finely finished. 

This fashion bowl perfectly suited as a casual dining implement – Nestle this pretty bowl for a stunning cocktail presentation with miniature hors d'oeuvres or serve nuts, desserts, and candies for a casual gathering. Our Mexican Abalone Shell collection is also popularly used as a home or office décor on low coffee tables and desks or a nice catch-all dish for your favourite small crystals or jewelry.

Lotus Arts de Vivre sources its Abalone shells from Mexico and the collection includes various designs of Jewelry and bowls. These Abalone Shells are oval shaped with natural imperfections such as grooves, and holes which are respiratory apertures that allow a living Abalone to vent water from its gills. The inner lining is composed of Nacre, also known as Mother of Pearl, which has beautiful iridescent colors and markings. The pastel rainbow colors of the Abalone shell enhance feelings of peace, beauty, compassion, and love. The main commercial sources of these shells started in the early 1900’s, worn by the Kings and Queens of various eras. Popular for their sturdiness and beauty, it was also used to decorate watches, knives, guns, and jewellery. 

The rooster is the pre-eminent symbol of strutting masculinity. A rooster stands for pride, hope, a new day, and even resurrection. For the Chinese, rooster symbolism is linked to good luck, wealth, and fortune and the Japanese believe the rooster symbol to be a signal for prayer. Around the world, it is a symbol of heralding the dawn and a vigilant sentry, standing strong atop a weathervane, turning in all directions as it watches for evil during the night hours.

It takes 1.5 months to finish a piece with as many as 6 designers and craftsmen involved at various stages. 

Size: 14.6(W) x 38(L) x 14.6(H) cm. 
Weight: 702g. 

You may also like