Oyster shell bowl and spoon,handmade in lead free pewter by Glover and Smith

Click on the above image to enlarge Pearls of wisdom…  Oysters are strongly linked with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. They  symbolised eternal love, as Aphrodite emerged from the sea on the back of an oyster shell.  Pearls have often been called "The Fairies of Water" and signify beauty and love. They are also regarded as symbols of power, perfection, luck, hope, happiness and honour.

£37.50 Code: oy1 Oyster bowl with mussel shell spoon Lead free pewter handmade in the Uk by Glover and Smith     Ideal bowl for salt or mustard etc.     Perfect 10th wedding anniversary gifts, (It's 92% tin) “We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell”  - Plato “The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.” - Andrew Carnegie     Length 10 cm. Boxed.    Gift Wrapping Service   £3.00 per item.  (tick to select) Type your Gift Wrapping Message below: Qty: Print this page Email these details to a friend

In Ancient India, people believed that Pearls were made from the dew of the sun’s first rays in the morning, while the Romans associated them with Venus. It is said that the water that dropped from Venus’ body was so affected by her beauty and appeal that it ultimately formed into Pearls.

According to the myths of some of the Pacific Island peoples the god Wulleb was born in an oyster shell. When he lifted the top half of the shell, it became the sky, while the bottom became the earth.

In Hindu culture pearls were associated with the Moon and were symbols of love and purity. Krishna discovered the first Pearl and presented it to his daughter on her wedding day. 

The town of Whitstable is most noted for its oyster farming on the Kentish Flats dating back to Roman times. Folklore says that oysters should be eaten only in months with R's in them, but oysters can be eaten 12 months a year. The myth probably started when oysters were shipped without proper refrigeration and would spoil.

“The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork" - Oscar Wilde

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