LEGACY OF LUXURY OPENS AT THE TANGLIN CLUB , SINGAPORE THIS THURSDAY MAY 15 UNTIL SATURDAY 17 MAY -CHAMPAGNE AWAITS
An octagonal Chinese Export silver salver.
The repousse worked border has alternate panels of plum blossom with birds ( for new beginnings ) bamboo with birds ( for resilience) , peonies for happiness and wealth and sea creatures ( symbolising just about everything else!)
The plate of the salver has eight engraved segments radiating from a round centre reserve.
Each segment tells a different story
My favourite is the snake and the frog but there are cranes ( that mate for life ) and seers contemplating under the pine trees. One segment seems specially for a gardener
The craftsman did the most amazing job
Legacy of Luxury The Tanglin Club, Singapore Opening cocktails Thursday 15 May We
Every year as the Lunar New Year approaches I try
