Napier Silver Child's Cup with Animals studio pottery bowl founded in 1954 and still

founded in 1954 and still in operation

or simply in a grouping on a shelf or table to add a pop of color and moment of beauty

toiletries or office supplies

while others in shades of grey and black recede into the distance

I vividly remember visiting Skansen—an open-air museum and zoo in Stockholm dedicated to showing the traditional Swedish way of life prior to industrialization—on a cold and rainy day fall day several years ago

Napier Silver Child's Cup with Animals studio pottery bowl founded in 1954 and stillI can't imagine a child or an adult! who wouldn't enjoy drinking milk or apple juice out of this wonderful little vintage Napier engraved silver plate cup. With a lion, alligator, bear, giraffe, elephant and unicorn marching around the perimeter, it would make for a charming way to learn the names of animals (real and fictional) too! No kids around? Use it as a little vase (I would love it filled with lily of the valley) or as a toothbrush holder! So