Brown Globe Bar with Wine Crossword Limoges Box

A brown globe bar, the kind of hidden bar once found in a gentleman's study, gets a playful twist with a wine crossword on this porcelain figurine box. The design was painted by hand in Limoges, France.

Around the World in a Glass

Globe bars became a fashionable fixture of libraries and studies in the twentieth century, hiding decanters inside a map of the world. Adding a wine crossword turns this version into a puzzle fan's toast to travel, words and a good vintage. It is a conversation piece twice over, inviting guests to talk about places and to puzzle over the clues.

Stocking the Study Bar

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits a wine, travel, library or home bar collection
• Pairs with books and wine carafe, wine book and champagne pieces

For Wordsmiths and Wine Fans

It suits a crossword devotee who solves the Sunday puzzle in pen, a sommelier, a geography teacher or a world traveler who toasts every new country. It makes a clever retirement or Father's Day present and a fitting thank-you for a wine club organizer. Display it in a den, on a bar cart or beside an atlas on the library shelf.