Description
“Just one minute,” he tells the reindeer, settling onto the rim of the chimney as though it were a favourite armchair. The roof is slick with frost, the village below is dark, and along the side of the stack a line of stockings stirs in the wind like little flags. He studies them one by one, matching names to the bundles in his pocket, and decides the small striped one belongs to the girl who left out carrots.
This hinged Limoges box freezes him in exactly that pause, seated high above the house with the stockings hung beside him in bright festive tones. It is a natural choice for the friend who hangs stockings for every member of the household, pets included, or for a grandchild opening a first stocking this year. On a mantel it echoes the real stockings hanging below; on a dressing table it is a cheerful reminder that the best surprises arrive quietly.
The details
- Santa Claus sits comfortably on top of a chimney
- A row of Christmas stockings hangs down the side of the stack
- Chimney and figure glow in warm, festive holiday colours
- The lid swings open on a hinge, revealing a compartment just right for a ring
- Its chimney bricks and stockings were brushed by hand in Limoges, the French porcelain capital
Fill it with a few foil-wrapped chocolates and set it beside the real stockings on Christmas Eve, where it will look as if Santa has paused right there on your own hearth.
