Description
Somewhere along the banks of the Loire, a checked blanket is spread beneath a willow. There are strawberries in a paper cone, a wedge of cheese, a thermos of hot tea and two mismatched teacups that have traveled to every picnic since the couple first met. The river slides by, a heron watches from the reeds, and nobody looks at a watch for hours.
This picnic basket box carries the gentle pleasure of those afternoons. The basket is crafted in loving detail, and the teacups sit ready to be filled, as if the kettle has just been poured. It makes a charming piece for a kitchen shelf, a china cabinet or a sunny breakfast nook. Give it to a tea lover, to friends celebrating an anniversary, to a new homeowner with a garden waiting to be enjoyed, or to the person who always remembers to pack the napkins. Look closely at the little cups and you can almost picture steam curling from them in the cool air of a riverside afternoon. It is a small scene, but it carries a whole summer’s day inside it.
The particulars
- A miniature picnic basket
- Painted teacups ready for pouring
- Fine, carefully detailed basketwork
- A charming accent for a kitchen shelf or curio cabinet
- Hand-decorated porcelain from Limoges, France
Pair it with a tin of loose-leaf tea and an invitation to a real picnic once the weather turns warm.
