Description
Honk, honk, honk. Every December the geese at the farm outside Périgueux waddled up to the kitchen door the morning the wreath went up, as though they had been invited to inspect it. They circled it twice, necks stretched high, muttering among themselves like a committee of village elders. The farmer’s wife swore they approved of the holly and disapproved of the ribbon, though no one could say how she knew, and she never once changed the ribbon to please them.
This box brings that comic, homespun scene indoors, with Christmas geese gathered around a holiday wreath. It is a perfect gift for a friend with a farmhouse kitchen, a bird lover who feeds the flock all winter, or a collector drawn to country-style holiday pieces. Set it on an open shelf beside stoneware crocks and a sprig of evergreen, or let it greet guests on the front-hall table, honking silently at everyone who comes in from the cold. Set beside a bowl of clementines and a few walnuts in their shells, it completes a rustic holiday still life worthy of a country inn.
The details
- Christmas geese circled around a holiday wreath
- A country farmyard take on traditional festive decor
- Every brushstroke added by hand, in Limoges porcelain from France
- Hinged lid with a small interior for a little keepsake
A natural choice for anyone whose holiday decor leans toward gingham, pinecones and farmhouse charm.
