Description
Flower sellers on the Quai aux Fleurs start before sunrise, unloading buckets of tulips, peonies and ranunculus while the city is still dark. By eight o’clock the stalls are bursting with color, and a young man in a hurry asks for something cheerful, something that says thank you and I love you and I am sorry I forgot, all at once. The florist laughs and gathers a bit of everything. She wraps it in brown paper, ties it with string, and wishes him luck.
That generous, overflowing kind of bouquet is exactly what this box captures, an arrangement of blossoms painted in vivid, joyful color. Unlike real flowers it will never fade or drop its petals, so it is perfect for brides who want their bouquet to last, for mothers on Mother’s Day, or for a friend recovering from illness who deserves a bloom that stays. A small compartment inside can hold a ring, a pressed petal or a few words written on a card. It works especially well as a thank-you for a florist, a hostess or a wedding planner who made the day bloom.
About this piece
- Shaped as a lively bouquet of flowers
- Brilliant, vivid hand-painted colors
- Small compartment for keepsakes
- A cheerful choice for weddings, birthdays and celebrations
- Every petal brushed by hand on French Limoges porcelain
For a bride, it makes a forever version of the bouquet she tossed. For a gardener, it is the one arrangement that needs no watering.
