Vintage 1950s Christofle Silver Plate Deux Poissons Vase Apres Ski Soft and sweet and a

Soft and sweet and a holiday favorite

A graphic and energetic example from the 1890s

This charming house-shaped matchbox feels like it came straight from a snow-dusted village

A brilliant way to enjoy the drink inspired by the west coast of Ireland's notoriously bad weather and some stranded cranky Americans

the Sun Hat is printed on both sides so that the illustrations are still visible with the brim turned upwards

Vintage 1950s Christofle Silver Plate Deux Poissons Vase Apres Ski Soft and sweet and aVintage 1950s Christofle Silver Plate Deux Poissons Vase. When Japan opened its doors to the West at the close of the nineteenth century, a fascination with the East began to shape European decorative arts for decades to come. In that spirit of Orientalism and in a richly naturalistic style, Christofle created this sculptural vase with two fish symmetrically intertwined, their bodies rising gracefully as they rest upon their tail flukes. The result is