The color "sparkling silver" is often used to evoke an ethereal, luminous quality in literature. For example, it paints the tide and moonlight in vivid terms—tide waves gain upon the sand in glowing hues ([1], [2]), and moonlight bathes the sea in a radiant shimmer ([3], [4], [5]). Beyond nature, sparkling silver adorns the refined and elegant, decorating tables with old china ([6]), accentuating musical instruments with gleaming keys ([7]), and even gracing lavish interiors where luxury is paramount ([8], [9]). In each instance, the hue not only describes a visual quality but also imparts a sense of fleeting beauty and quiet opulence, bridging the natural world with human artistry.
- Nearer to the beach the tide rippled onward in waves of sparkling silver, that imperceptibly, yet rapidly, gained upon the sand.
— from The Antiquary — Volume 01 by Walter Scott
- Nearer to the beach the tide rippled onward in waves of sparkling silver, that imperceptibly, yet rapidly, gained upon the sand.
— from The Antiquary — Complete by Walter Scott
- Their pipes lighted, the pirates sat about the campfires as the moon flooded the sea with sparkling silver.
— from Historic Events of Colonial Days by Rupert Sargent Holland
- The moon had flung her sparkling silver veil over the blood-stained world.
— from The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln by Dixon, Thomas, Jr.
- A gorgeous moonlight is bathing the Jersey coast in sparkling silver.
— from The Deserter by Charles King
- It was invariably her morning work; and the table looked like a picture when she had done, with its old china and sparkling silver.
— from Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel by May Agnes Fleming
- In it was a flute, made of black ebony, with sparkling silver keys.
— from Dame Care by Hermann Sudermann
- Don Christoval looked a noble, handsome creature indeed, in the irradiation of the soft oil flames of the sparkling silver lamps.
— from The Tragedy of Ida Noble by William Clark Russell
- The heavy oak tables, the spotless linen, the sparkling silver and glassware appealed to the sense of luxury.
— from Ben Blair
The Story of a Plainsman by Will Lillibridge