Antique openwork silver blade for Hildesheimer Rose cake, 800, Germany Length - 19,2 cm. Weight - 39.98 grams. Mark - on the photo 5. A rare specimen! Elegant and beautiful work of a German jeweler! The condition is good, weariness is insignificant. The condition is most reliably transferred to the photo and taken into account in the price. A great gift option! As a rule, such wonderful devices are inherited - from generation to generation - and form the basis of family silver. History of the Hildesheim Rose Who would have believed that flowers can live for centuries, if not for the Hildesheim rose, which grows near the Ascension Cathedral of St. Mary in Germany. According to legend, this flower is more than 1000 years old - the rose was planted there in 815. And when, while on the hunt, Louis the Pious ordered to serve the Mass, a reliquary dedicated to Our Lady, he ordered to hang a wild rose on the bush. After the service, the reliquaries could not be removed. Louis believed that it was a sign from above and it was in the city of Hildesheim that he decided to establish an episcopal pulpit, and not in Elka, as it was intended earlier. The cathedral was dedicated to Mary, and its symbol was a rose. In fact, this rose is more than 400 years old. She managed to survive during the Second World War, despite the fact that she was badly damaged. And, healing her wounds, the rose came alive again. She still pleases parishioners with her flowering. pncd 2800