Description
Harvest time in the Corrèze, and the whole valley smells of cut hay. Since dawn the Delmas family have been out in the fields, the older children leading the horses, the little ones riding high on the cart, their grandmother following with a basket of bread and cheese wrapped in a checked cloth. By evening the barn is full, the sky has turned to apricot, and everyone gathers at the long table under the walnut tree.
This box celebrates those timeless rhythms of country life, and it keeps a little surprise for the curious: lift the lid and another painting is revealed inside. It makes a heartfelt gift for someone who grew up on a farm, for a couple who have just bought land in the countryside, or for anyone who loves the paintings of Millet and the quiet dignity of rural work. Display it open so both scenes can be admired.
A closer look
- Decorated with a pastoral farming scene
- A second painting is hidden inside the lid
- The farm scene opens on a hinged lid that shuts with a metal clasp
- Hand-decorated porcelain crafted in Limoges, France
- Previously owned, this piece was held in a private collection
Give it to a farmer’s daughter living far from home; she will open it, see the fields, and almost smell the hay again. It is the kind of present that says you remember where she comes from.
