Description
Every house in the village had one: a narrow table just inside the front door where the post landed, the umbrellas dripped and someone always left a jar of whatever was blooming. At the Moreau house it held a blue bowl of keys and a stack of library books, and the children dropped their satchels beneath it every afternoon at four.
This little table carries that same feeling of coming home. Its silhouette has the shapely legs and gentle proportions of the French antique pieces you find in old provincial hallways, and its surfaces are worked with fine detail that rewards a closer look. On a nightstand it can mind a pair of earrings; on a hall shelf it becomes a small, witty echo of the full-sized furniture around it. A charming present for someone who has just bought their first house, or for a collector of miniature interiors. Look closely and you will find the kind of finishing touches a cabinetmaker would sign with pride, rendered here in paint rather than wood.
The details
- Modeled as a French antique-style end, foyer or nightstand table
- Elegant, curving silhouette with intricate painted detail
- Room inside for keepsakes, rings or a spare key
- Its decoration is applied with a fine brush in Limoges, France, on delicate white porcelain
Give it with a housewarming card and a note about where the real keys should go.
