Description
Spring had come early to the cottage garden in Giverny, and Hélène went out before breakfast with a basket over her arm. She gathered forget-me-nots from under the apple tree, cornflowers along the fence and a handful of white daisies from the lawn, arranging them on the windowsill in a jar of water. By noon the kitchen smelled of honey and green leaves, and she wished, as she did every year, that she could bottle the whole morning.
This egg comes close. Painted with a delicate blue and white floral pattern, it opens to a detailed interior that holds its own perfume bottle. It is a sweet gift for a gardener, a flower lover, a bridesmaid or a collector of decorative eggs. On a vanity table beside a hairbrush and a dish of hairpins, it looks like a little bouquet that never wilts.
What makes it special
- Egg-shaped perfume box
- Delicate blue and white floral pattern
- Detailed interior holding a small perfume bottle
- Blossoms brushed on by hand by Limoges painters in France
- Pretty on a vanity, dressing table or windowsill
- A charming gift for gardeners, flower lovers and egg collectors
Give it on Mother’s Day or for a spring birthday, with a favourite floral scent waiting in the bottle. Set beside a vase of real cornflowers, it looks as though it grew in the same garden bed.
