The Crowned Shell

A single hallmarked silver egg cup from The Hatch Series.

Its rounded body rises into an openwork rim,
like a small crown cut into the shell.

Set on three bird-like clawed feet,
it stands between tableware and creature,
delicate but strangely alert.

Made to hold an egg,
but already too sculptural to disappear into use.

The silver keeps its age.
Lightly scratched, softened, slightly darkened.
Inside, the metal catches a warmer light.

Hallmarked, aged, and quietly ornate.
Not only a vessel.
A shell with a crown.

Unique piece