A vase that hedges its bets between two English craft traditions rather than committing to one: cut crystal on top, worked with a rhombus and floral pattern, resting on a sterling silver stepped round foot below, restrained Birmingham silverwork against the crystal's more showy cut pattern. The pairing was a practical bit of everyday luxury rather than anything meant for a museum case, the sort of thing that earned its keep on a sideboard holding actual flowers.
