Peacocks: Symbol of prestige and beauty in a Gondola Bowl 17.5x44.5cm with Veronese Bronze Electrolysis, for fruit

Decorative gondola-shaped table bowl with peacocks at both ends.

 The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling manner and also acts as the rudder. The uniqueness of the gondola includes it being asymmetrical along the length making the single-oar propulsion more efficient. Peacocks were on of Heras symbols and they symbolized the beginning of spring.

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