Description
In Madame Leclerc’s garden there are three birdhouses: one painted like a Swiss chalet, one like a lighthouse and one in sunflower yellow with a little red roof. The sparrows love them. So does Pistache, her ginger cat, though for very different reasons. Every afternoon he settles between them on the garden wall, tail swishing, gazing up with an expression of pure longing. The birds, safe inside, chatter at him with obvious delight. Sometimes a bold sparrow lands on the roof of the chalet just to tease him. He pretends not to notice.
This box captures that comic standoff. A cat sits among three brightly colored birdhouses, all painted with fine detail and cheerful hues. There is a small cavity inside for a ring or an earring, and at nearly three inches tall the piece makes a lively accent on a sunroom shelf, a garden-room windowsill or a kitchen dresser. It is a playful gift for a cat lover, a backyard birdwatcher, a gardener or anyone whose own cat spends hours watching the feeder through the glass. Each birdhouse has its own personality, with tiny painted roofs and round doorways.
Piece details
- A cat among three colorful birdhouses
- Lively palette and fine painted detail
- Opens as a small trinket box
- Approximately 2.25 x 1.75 x 2.75 inches
- By Rochard
- Painted by hand in Limoges, France
It always earns a chuckle from anyone who knows a cat with ambitions.
