The Bird-Foot Shell

A single hallmarked silver egg cup from The Hatch Series.

Its rim opens like a cracked shell.
Its smooth silver body stands on three bird-like clawed feet,
as if the object had learned to move.

Made to hold an egg,
but already closer to a small creature.

The silver keeps its age.
Lightly scratched, softened, slightly marked by use.
Inside, the metal turns warm,
like a small golden hollow.

Hallmarked, aged, and quietly strange.
Not only a vessel.
A shell on claws.

Unique piece