Description
Sunday mornings on the Upper West Side have a sound: newspapers rustling, the clink of mugs, the deli line murmuring as it inches forward. Picture Ruth, eighty-two and fiercely opinionated, who has ordered the same thing every week for fifty years: an everything bagel, a schmear, lox sliced thin enough to read through. She knows the counterman’s grandchildren by name. Every week she complains that the bagels used to be bigger, and every week she finishes hers to the last crumb.
This box celebrates that beloved ritual. A toasty bagel is painted with remarkable realism, topped with folds of glistening salmon in soft coral and pink. Two inches across, it is life-like enough to make people look twice. It is a delightful present for a deli devotee, a New Yorker living far from home, a host who throws the best brunches or a chef with a sense of humor. Display it on a kitchen shelf or a coffee bar, where it will start conversations every time. The lox is layered in rippling folds, and the bagel’s toasted crust is shaded from golden to deep brown, just like the real thing fresh from the oven.
Painted details
- Depicts a bagel topped with lox
- Realistic, appetizing painted finish
- Measures 2 x 2 x 1.25 inches
- By Rochard
- Hand-painted in Limoges, France
Fill it with a pair of cufflinks for Father’s Day and watch him grin. It is a little taste of Sunday that never needs a toaster.
