$48.00
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Some seasons of life are worth pressing under crystal, and These Are Great Days does just that, a vintage typeset resting on warm cream beneath a dome of genuine French crystal that gleams with a brilliant, sparkling depth.
Dramatically heavier than ordinary glass, the crystal settles into the hand with a satisfying weight while magnifying every hand-applied detail of the découpage beneath. Each dome paperweight is individually handcrafted in our New York studio and finished with a softly felted base. It measures a substantial 3.5" × 3.5" × .675" and arrives with a folded card recounting the time-honored découpage process behind it.
Keep it close as a reminder to notice the good ones while they're here, or give it to someone in the middle of their own great days.
Style No. DPWQ-56
The French call it découpage, pronounced day-coo-pahzh. It flourished in the salons of 18th-century France, where paper, patience, and a steady hand turned everyday objects into works of art.
Ben honors the French technique, in reverse. The artwork goes on the underside of the glass, by hand, so you look through the glass to see it. Nothing sits on the surface. The image seems to float, lit from within, the way a pressed flower looks when you hold it up to a window.
Every design starts with something Ben discovered or created. A pattern he drew. A botanical plate or a scrap of antique paper carried home from a market in Europe, chosen because it meant something.
Decoupage is a science of perfection. Each piece is made slowly in our New York studios by a talented team of artists, patient and exacting, who will not settle for less than a perfect result. Each one is backed in felt, so it can rest safely on a cocktail table, and signed by the artist, Ben Busko.
i ordered in early june for a mid july goft and it arrived in late september. no one during that time reached out to explain the delay. very odd and not great.
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