Vintage Glass Cloche - II

Outside Lyon there is a dealer we have known for years, and the loveliest things always come from the same place, his father's collection, built up over a lifetime of looking. This glass cloche came from that collection, a dome cut all over in a honeycomb of hexagons with a star cut into the crown and a faceted knob to lift it by. It has the weight and the shine of old glass, curving the light and turning whatever sits beneath it into something worth a second look. Sylvie sets it over a bowl of cherries on the counter, small and gleaming under the glass like something kept precious.