This superb stamped WMF large silver plated flower vase is a most desirable piece in its own right. It is a tall, elegant twin handled silver plated vase with floral decoration on the lower body neck, and handles. The focal point of this impressive vase is the finely detailed cast figure mounted to the front which depicts a pretty young lady with a basket of flowers with two doves. The vase has its original cut glass liner which makes this decorative piece practical to use. The historical element of this vase is that it is an important piece of Jersey history. In 1902 when King Edward VII came to the throne the people of Jersey held a large and flamboyant celebration entitled the Battle of the Flowers where participants decorated their floats with amazing floral displays and paraded them through the streets in competition and at the end the spectators were encouraged in the practice of tearing and throwing the flowers from the floats, hence the name Battle of the Flowers. This remarkab...