Description
“Close your eyes and hold out your hands.” She does, laughing, on a bench in the Tuileries with pigeons gathering hopefully at their feet. He sets something small and cool in her palms. When she looks, it is a heart, tied with a red bow, and inside are three little candies. One for each year, he says, since they met in a library line, both reaching for the same book.
This sweet heart carries that kind of shy, playful romance. A bold red bow is painted across its top, with inscriptions adding a personal flourish, and three porcelain candies sit tucked inside. It is charming on a nightstand, a desk at the office or a windowsill where morning light catches the red. Give it on Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or as an unexpected Tuesday reminder. Slip a handwritten note under the candies, folded small, and the surprise becomes a treasure hunt that ends with your own words. Long after Valentine’s Day, the red bow keeps its cheerful promise on the shelf.
A closer look
- A heart-shaped box with a bright red painted bow
- Decorated with painted inscriptions
- Three little porcelain candies wait inside
- Measures 2.25 x 2.25 x 1.25 inches
- A Limoges piece from France, painted entirely by hand
- Made by Rochard
Unlike real chocolates, these three candies will still be there on your fiftieth anniversary, which might be the most romantic thing about them.
