{"product_id":"antique-silver-plated-trinket-dish-with-53098","title":"Antique Silver-Plated Trinket Dish with Swallows, Art Nouveau — France, Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Art Nouveau period brought birds into the decorative object with a particular tenderness — not the heraldic eagle or the mythological phoenix, but the swallow, small and swift, the bird that returns each spring and has stood for renewal since antiquity. A small silvered dish decorated with swallows perched at its rim was made for the dressing table: a place to set down rings or earrings each evening, the birds keeping quiet watch until morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis dish is French, late nineteenth to early twentieth century, in silver-plated metal, its hallmarks visible on the underside of the foot. The body is a wavy-edged bowl, its rim undulating in a continuous soft scallop that catches the light differently at each curve — the organic, flowing line that Art Nouveau applied even to the simplest functional forms. Two swallows perch at opposite points on the rim, cast in the round with wings raised as if about to take flight, their small forked tails and pointed beaks rendered with genuine attention to the bird's particular silhouette. Note how the swallows are positioned facing outward in opposite directions rather than mirroring each other — the asymmetry that Art Nouveau designers favoured over strict symmetry, giving the piece a sense of movement even at rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silver plating carries a handsome antique patina with light marks of honest use, as photographed — the kind of wear that confirms age rather than detracting from it. It sits well on a dressing table, a desk, or a shelf, equally suited to jewellery, salt, or a scattering of small treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt arrives professionally packed and fully insured. All duties and import charges are our responsibility — you pay nothing beyond the listed price. Returns are accepted within 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e\nSize: Diameter 8 cm (3.1 in) · Height 7 cm (2.8 in)\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: silver-plated metal, hallmarked on the foot\u003cbr\u003e\nStyle\/Period: French Art Nouveau, late 19th to early 20th century\u003cbr\u003e\nWeight: 126 g (4.4 oz)\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide — all import duties paid by us, nothing to settle on delivery\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: good antique condition; attractive patina with light honest wear, as photographed\u003cbr\u003e\nReturns: accepted within 30 days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59526944588121,"sku":"LM-V-310","price":686.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8604392267_qwj8.jpg?v=1790013555","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/antique-silver-plated-trinket-dish-with-53098","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}