Description
Low tide on Île de Ré, and the beach is a treasure map. Children in rolled-up trousers wade through the pools, crouching every few steps to inspect a ridged shell or a shard of green sea glass. By evening their pockets are heavy, their cheeks are pink, and the kitchen windowsill has become a museum of the day.
This box is for anyone who has ever filled their pockets like that. Shaped like a seashell, with gentle curves and painted detail, it closes with a decorative metal clasp that keeps its contents secure. Inside there is room for a ring, a bit of sea glass or one perfect small shell gathered on a memorable walk. Place it on a bathroom shelf beside a jar of sand, on a bedside table in a beach house, or on the desk of someone who longs for the coast during long winters inland.
About this piece
- Modeled in the shape of a seashell
- A hinged lid secured by a decorative metal clasp
- Space inside for a ring, sea glass or a tiny shell
- Its ridges and curves hand-painted on Limoges porcelain in France
- A sweet accent for coastal homes and beach lovers
A lovely way to mark a seaside wedding or a family reunion by the water, with a shell from that very beach tucked inside. Whenever the lid is lifted, the sound of waves seems to drift back, faint and familiar, like a summer that refused to end.
