Description
Early on a June morning, the dew still sparkling on the leaves, a little girl in rubber boots crouches between the rows of her grandmother’s strawberry patch. She lifts a leaf and gasps. There it is: the biggest, reddest, most perfect strawberry she has ever seen. She knows she should save it for the tart they are baking this afternoon. She also knows, with total certainty, that it will never make it back to the kitchen.
This Parry Vieille strawberry is a sweet way to celebrate the joys of summer. It makes a charming present for a gardener, a pastry chef, a jam maker, a teacher heading into summer vacation or a friend with a June birthday. On a kitchen shelf beside the preserves, a breakfast table or a dressing table, it adds a bright, cheerful note that never goes out of season.
About this piece
- A large strawberry
- From the Parry Vieille (PV) studio, prized for its detailed miniatures
- Hinged top with a small metal clasp
- Made in Limoges, France, and painted entirely by hand
- Pre-owned, from a private collection
Give it with a jar of homemade jam or a basket of fresh berries for a gift that tastes of summer, and watch it become a favorite fixture of the kitchen. Fruit box collectors will want it as the ripe red heart of a sunny display.
