Michelle French Provincial Bottle Vase, Distressed White Hammered Metal 29cm

A tall bottle vase in hammered metal with a chalky distressed white finish over rust and gold.

Michelle is a tall bottle vase with a long tapered neck and a hammered, dimpled body. It is made from light aged metal finished in a chalky distressed white, worn back in places to a rust and gold base, so it has the look of an old salvaged vessel found in a French farmhouse.

The narrow neck suits a few tall stems, dried branches, or bare twigs with a bit of height. At 29cm it sits well on a console, a mantel or a shelf, and it looks just as good standing empty, where the texture and the worn finish do the work.

Why we love it

• ◆ Hammered, dimpled body, a textured surface that catches the light.
• ◆ Distressed white over rust and gold, a worn finish with the look of old salvage.
• ◆ Long tapered neck, made for a few tall stems or bare branches.
• ◆ Good empty or filled, sculptural on its own, lovely with dried stems.

How to style it

Michelle is a tabletop bottle that suits a spare, natural look. A few ways:

• Stand a few tall dried stems or bare branches in the neck
• Set it on a console, mantel or shelf as a quiet sculptural piece
• Group it with other vases at different heights
• Leave it empty where the hammered texture can be seen

Care & Keeping

Dust with a soft dry cloth. Michelle is light aged metal, so use it as a dry vase for stems and branches, or sit a small glass or plastic liner inside if you want fresh flowers in water rather than standing water in the metal. Keep it indoors and out of damp, and wipe up any spills promptly so the finish stays as it is.

Because Michelle is hand-finished, slight variations in the distressing and the rust-gold showing through are natural and add to the character of each piece. Colour may also vary slightly between screens, all photography is taken in natural light.