Description
Low tide at Étretat, and the beach stretches out wet and shining under the white cliffs. A boy named Théo has dug a moat so deep that it has filled with seawater, and his sister is decorating the castle walls with limpet shells. Their red pail sits tipped on its side, half full of sand, while their grandmother dozes under a striped umbrella with a novel over her face. Nobody wants to go home. The castle will be gone by morning, but nobody minds, because tomorrow they will simply build another, bigger one.
This box is that pail in porcelain, painted in vibrant summer colors with a sailboat skimming across its side and a small shovel ready for digging. It holds jewelry or small treasures, which makes it the right size for a few sea-smoothed pebbles or a wedding band kept safe while swimming. Set it in a sunny bathroom, on the bookshelf of a beach house, or in a child’s room as a promise of the next holiday. It is a cheerful gift for a family that returns to the same stretch of coast every August.
The details
- A beach pail decorated with a sailboat
- A little shovel completes the scene
- Holds a ring, earrings or a few shells
- Measures 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.75 inches
- Crafted by Rochard
- Painted by an artist in Limoges, France
It is a pocket-sized reminder that summer always comes back.
