Description
Snow has been falling over Grenoble since lunchtime, and by four o’clock the café on the corner is full of damp coats and pink cheeks. Behind the counter, Madame Lefèvre melts dark chocolate into whole milk the old-fashioned way, stirring slowly, never rushing, until it coats the back of the spoon. A little girl at the window table wraps both hands around her cup and closes her eyes in bliss, a moustache of cocoa on her lip.
This little cup and saucer belongs to afternoons like that. Shaped with the gentle curves of a proper chocolate cup resting on its saucer, it opens as a trinket box, so it can hold a pair of earrings, a spare button or a tiny love note instead of anything to drink. It is a cosy gift for the chocolate devotee, a sweet addition to a collection of tea and kitchen pieces, and a charming touch on a winter holiday table. Set it beside the real mugs on a kitchen shelf and see who notices first.
About this piece
- A chocolate cup with gently curving sides, set on its saucer
- Lift the cup to find a hiding place for tiny treasures
- Measures 2 x 2 x 1.5 inches
- A cosy accent for winter tables and kitchen shelves
- Limoges porcelain made in France, painted by hand at Rochard
Wrap it up with a tin of good cocoa for a winter birthday, and the gift is complete.
