"Chalice of the Bound Path."
Title: Chalice of the Bound Path
Date: Mixed origins – Late 19th to mid 20th century
Description:
An atmospheric ritual arrangement centred around a Celtic-style pewter quaiche—a shallow, twin-handled vessel traditionally used in Highland ceremonial toasts—here serving as the cradle for a clear spirit bottle, sleeved in pewter. This combination rests atop a large, hammered pewter tray, rimmed with decorative studding and scrollwork.
To either side stand two brass candlesticks, turned in classic late Victorian form, their patina lending a quiet authority to the set. The vessel, likely once used for whisky or other potent infusions, still suggests its original function: not simply to serve, but to sanctify.
Interpretation:
The composition implies a moment of private rite—where flame, metal, and distilled spirit converge in silence. Perhaps used for solitary communion, for swearing bonds, or invoking memory before a long path—literal or otherwise.
Condition:
Well-preserved. Mild surface wear to the tray, gentle patina on brass. Bottle is clear and intact.
Speculative Use in Lore:
Held by a Keeper of Bound Paths—those sworn never to reveal the thresholds between worlds. The quaiche was only lifted when a vow was spoken or a boundary was crossed. The candlesticks are said to mark the last light seen before departure.
Postage Free to the UK Mainland only.
Title: Chalice of the Bound Path
Date: Mixed origins – Late 19th to mid 20th century
Description:
An atmospheric ritual arrangement centred around a Celtic-style pewter quaiche—a shallow, twin-handled vessel traditionally used in Highland ceremonial toasts—here serving as the cradle for a clear spirit bottle, sleeved in pewter. This combination rests atop a large, hammered pewter tray, rimmed with decorative studding and scrollwork.
To either side stand two brass candlesticks, turned in classic late Victorian form, their patina lending a quiet authority to the set. The vessel, likely once used for whisky or other potent infusions, still suggests its original function: not simply to serve, but to sanctify.
Interpretation:
The composition implies a moment of private rite—where flame, metal, and distilled spirit converge in silence. Perhaps used for solitary communion, for swearing bonds, or invoking memory before a long path—literal or otherwise.
Condition:
Well-preserved. Mild surface wear to the tray, gentle patina on brass. Bottle is clear and intact.
Speculative Use in Lore:
Held by a Keeper of Bound Paths—those sworn never to reveal the thresholds between worlds. The quaiche was only lifted when a vow was spoken or a boundary was crossed. The candlesticks are said to mark the last light seen before departure.
Postage Free to the UK Mainland only.
Title: Chalice of the Bound Path
Date: Mixed origins – Late 19th to mid 20th century
Description:
An atmospheric ritual arrangement centred around a Celtic-style pewter quaiche—a shallow, twin-handled vessel traditionally used in Highland ceremonial toasts—here serving as the cradle for a clear spirit bottle, sleeved in pewter. This combination rests atop a large, hammered pewter tray, rimmed with decorative studding and scrollwork.
To either side stand two brass candlesticks, turned in classic late Victorian form, their patina lending a quiet authority to the set. The vessel, likely once used for whisky or other potent infusions, still suggests its original function: not simply to serve, but to sanctify.
Interpretation:
The composition implies a moment of private rite—where flame, metal, and distilled spirit converge in silence. Perhaps used for solitary communion, for swearing bonds, or invoking memory before a long path—literal or otherwise.
Condition:
Well-preserved. Mild surface wear to the tray, gentle patina on brass. Bottle is clear and intact.
Speculative Use in Lore:
Held by a Keeper of Bound Paths—those sworn never to reveal the thresholds between worlds. The quaiche was only lifted when a vow was spoken or a boundary was crossed. The candlesticks are said to mark the last light seen before departure.
Postage Free to the UK Mainland only.