Vintage 1950s Christofle Silver Plate Deux Poissons Vase Apres Ski and fruit while pouring a

and fruit while pouring a cocktail from a shaker

An individual sized blue enamel cast iron mini  lidded cocotte for sauces

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

A graphic and energetic example from the 1890s

The pewter's luster has a way of attracting visitors

Vintage 1950s Christofle Silver Plate Deux Poissons Vase Apres Ski and fruit while pouring 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