Superior Quality Antique Pedestal Singing Bowl – Inscription with Peacocks

This superior quality antique Pedestal Singing Bowl is in exceptional condition for its age; structurally perfect, clean and free of blemishes.  

Its shape is typical of this interesting bowl type with multiple decorative bands encircling the outer rim and a faint finely grooved lip.  Unusually, there is a small circle (or eye) in the centre of the bowl. 

It has an excellent middle octave C4 (257Hz) fundamental when struck or played around the rim with a suede ringer.  The rim note changes to a fifth octave E5 (667Hz) with a wooden ringer.  It is a very responsive bowl and easy to play.

This bowl benefits from an old and very nice dot-punched inscription set between a pair of large inward-facing peacocks with long tails.  Inscriptions are a sign of the high esteem in which a bowl was held by a former keeper, and always add interest and value.

A fabulous example of an antique chalice or pedestal bowl!

A complementary double-ended teak and suede ringer is included.