Since the Twelve Days of Christmas aren’t quite though yet
we thought we’d share a buffet table decorated for a holiday dessert party.
Intricate antique sterling and silver-plated serving pieces
with vintage china sit awaiting the sweets and treats.
Flanking the buffet are a pair of trees crafted from wire and crystal, while a line of pinecones and votives along the top is punctuated
with a few select pieces of white porcelain.
The display has a sort of fantasy winter woodland theme as
shown by this vignette of vintage brass deer and crystal and mineral specimens
that lend an icy sparkle.
A trio of charming German incense burners, or “smokers” as
they’re called because the smoke curls from their mouths, make happy inhabitants
of this winter woodland.
The unusual centerpiece is a golden bonsai Christmas tree
trimmed with miniature vintage ornaments and topped with a plump red-feathered
bird. When the bonsai tree featured in our houseplant post took a turn for the
worst a spray of gold paint gave it a second life as an unexpected Chinoiserie Christmas
decoration.
Be sure to see Knickerbocker Antiques and Vintage for any of
the serving pieces seen here as well as many many more!
Photos and styling by KS&D.
