Silver & Wine
Posted by Gillian Jones on 05/08/2014
All that glitters is not gold, but gold may not necessarily be your thing, perhaps you prefer silver? I know I do, there’s nothing more elegant than silver against the skin, especially when it’s tanned. But silver isn’t necessarily for the body, it can be part of the tableware, or collectables perhaps, or awards such as trophies, watches and a myriad of other things.
Silver is a useful hardwearing and affordable metal, and it’s unlikely that someone somewhere doesn’t have a piece of silver somewhere in their jewellery box, from a pair of cufflinks to a chain, silver is beautiful and affordable and not necessarily chosen for its cheapness, as opposed to the cost of gold. Gold can appear garish and overdone, while silver retains an elegance and beauty all its own, regardless of whether it’s part of a dinner service or around a man or woman’s neck.
As you see from the title I’ve mentioned wine, but where does this come in? Well, perhaps you’re a wine connoisseur and you enjoy a good claret, or a nice glass of pinot Grigio, and why not, the weather is certainly conducive to a nice glass of the best wine you can afford outside on the patio.
Where silver and wine come in comes back to what I was discussing earlier about the many uses for silver, not just decorating fingers and necks, but as part of a cutlery set or as wine decanters or wine holders, glass is not the only material used for wine. You’ll have nothing better to hold your favourite white or red, keeping it at room temperature, or keeping a bottle of white nice and cool. From silver plated claret jugs to silver coasters, the metal has some great uses as well as being perfectly beautiful to look at. On www.antiques.co.uk we have a silver plated lattice worked table wine holder and if you like your cutlery to look nicely kept, then why not invest in a mahogany cutlery set/canteen, or perhaps you like your cutlery to come in a beautifully finished art deco canteen instead?
However you like your silver, there’s plenty to take your fancy on www.antiques.co.uk so raise your glass and drink to the fine weather and let’s hope the heatwave continues, providing plenty of opportunity for long lazy evenings in the garden with a good bottle of wine.