Description
Who keeps the oldest stories in your family? In ours it was Great-Aunt Morwenna, who had a voice like wind in a chimney and could make a single tale of King Arthur last through an entire thunderstorm. We sat on the hearthrug in our pyjamas, mugs of cocoa going cold, while she lowered her voice for the frightening parts.
She always saved Merlin for last: the old wizard in his long robes, an owl keeping watch beside him, peering into a crystal ball while the candles burned low. This porcelain Merlin could have stepped straight out of one of her evenings, the crystal ball held before him and his feathered companion close at hand. Give it to the reader who never outgrew fairy tales, a grandchild discovering Camelot for the first time, or a friend who believes a little magic belongs on every bookshelf. It opens to a charming interior, the perfect place for a lucky stone or a wish written very small.
Piece details
- Merlin the Magician holding a crystal ball, with an owl as his companion
- Opens to a charming interior for little treasures
- Made by Rochard
- Hand-painted porcelain from the Limoges region of France
Set it beside a well-loved copy of the Arthurian legends, and let it keep watch over the next generation of storytellers. It makes an enchanting gift for a birthday, a graduation or a long winter evening of reading aloud.
