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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4360555, member: 2844&quot;]Thanks for the tag.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I had seen it before, and nice to know it is a chocolate service. Makes sense, of course, with the shape. </p><p>Chocolate services were very popular in the Netherlands, and most pre-war Djokja was made for the Dutch market. Djokja silver, which was below the legal fineness in the Netherlands, was even given an exemption in an effort to support Javanese craftspeople.</p><p><br /></p><p>The double-headed peacock is a legacy of the old kingdoms of part of Java, where it was a symbol of royalty, much like the double-headed eagle in Europe. The Djokja silver- and goldsmith families of Kota Gede originally worked for the aristocracy, and the decorations used are derived from aristocratic symbolism.</p><p>I seem to remember it was originally the symbol of the royal family of Jepara, on the central north coast. </p><p>The peacock is the rare Javanese green peacock. (Which typically has one head.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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