It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — parties to host, chestnuts to roast, and so many gifts to buy! We’ve chosen a few of our favorite things to help you check everyone — naughty or nice — off your list this holiday season. Whether you’re shopping for your best gal pals, secret Santa, or that extra special someone, the gifts below will make even the Grinch grin.
1. Families of the Vine: Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France by Michael S. Sanders 2. French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew by Peter Mayle 3. La Vie en Rose: Living in France by Suzanne Lowry 4. The French Dog by Rachael Hale 5. Pair of early 1800s terracotta cherub plaques, signed 6. 18th and 19th century French breadboards 7. 1920s porte-jambon on marble base 8. Louis XV style oval bouillotte table 9. Framed antique French oil on canvas of game birds 10. Apis Cera candles, soaps, and lip balms from Provence 11. 19th century French Rococo style red tortoise shell and gilt bronze vanity mirror 12. 19th century Louis XIII style hunting enfilade 13. 1950s French faux tortoise champagne bucket 14. Pair of 1950s Italian lounge chairs by Ezio Longhi for Elam 15. 19th century Baroque style Italian polychrome casapanca 16. Child size bobbin leg chair with rush seat
Think outside the tie this year. Show your Mad Man some love with a pair of modern Italian lounge chairs or a faux tortoise champagne bucket that will wow the crowd. Delight a die-hard romantic with a couple of chubby cherubs or an antique vanity mirror for the boudoir. Stuff some stockings with bee-utiful beeswax candles from Provence to set spirits a’glow. Add some spice to the foodies in your life with Peter Mayle's book French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew. Surprise the cook on your list with an antique bread board for serving up charcuterie in style. And remember, the best things don’t always come in small packages. Sometimes they’re delivered “white glove.”
À Bientôt!
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