CreditPhotograph by Anthony Cotsifas. Styled by Jill Nicholls
From left: Abigail Brown coati sculpture, $515, abigail-brown.co.uk. Asprey fox-head decanter, $3,300, (212) 688-1811. Louis Vuitton Les Petits Nomades flowers by Atelier Oï (scattered throughout), price on request, louisvuitton.com. Sam Tho Duong pearl and silver necklace, $26,400, gogotho.de. Kirk Maxson “Jack London Oak” sculpture, $3,000, eleanorharwood.com. Kirk Maxson “California Bay Laurel” sculpture (overhead), $4,000. Sam Tho Duong pearl and silver necklace, $24,000. White pumpkin, $16, superiorflorist.com. Rocio acacia wood handbag, $1,125, rocio.co.uk. Chocolate geode by Abby Wilcox, $5,000, (607) 287-7297. Asprey dipping-duck bottle stopper, $1,100. L’Objet Haas Brothers vessel from the Limited-Edition Second Skin Series, $3,500, l-objet.com. Creel and Gow Chilean flamingo, $12,000, creelandgow.com. Jacobsen Salt Co. pink Himalayan salt, $10 for 7.5 ounces, jacobsensalt.com. Jean Roger Paris ceramic algae candlestick, $125, krbnyc.com. Chocolate geode by Abby Wilcox, $8,000. Antique Black Forest German carved wooden deer head, $625, johnderian.com. L’Objet Haas Brothers Lynda plate box, $450.
Clockwise from left: Fern Fans birch-wood hand fans (scattered throughout), from $70, fernfans.com. Bahina yellow daisy earrings, $2,950, bahina.com. Hillier Bartley goat hair-trimmed bag, $1,384, matchesfashion.com. Paola Paronetto bowl, $300, theprimaryessentials.com. Nineteenth-century gilt bronze candlesticks, $1,500, darrenransdelldesign.com. Piera Bochner romanesco candle, about $50, 12thirteen-store.com. Facture Goods woodland berry spoon, $50, facturegoods.com. Bahina pink daisy earrings, $3,150. Bee Local bee pollen, $40 for 17.6 ounces, jacobsensalt.com. Chen Chen & Kai Williams stone candleholder, $64, theprimaryessentials.com. Abigail Brown zebra finch sculpture, $375.
Clockwise from left: Abigail Brown hare sculpture, $415. Creel and Gow glass bell jar with coral, $2,800. Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello leather and antelope-hair shoe (sold as pair), $2,095, ysl.com. David Yurman amazonite and lavender spinel necklace, price on request, davidyurman.com. Sindarve Lammgard Gotland sheep fur, $600, rwguild.com. John Hardy tiger iron and black mother-of-pearl earring (sold as pair), $25,000, (888) 838-3022. Bouchon Bakery Bûche de Noël cake, $48 for eight inches, bouchonbakery.com. Maison Auclert Paris antique rock crystal and diamond ring, $6,500, maisonauclert.com. Hillier Bartley feather brooch, $252.
Clockwise from bottom left: Jacobsen Salt Co. pure flake finishing salt, $55 for 17.6 ounces. Wempe pocket watch, $1,360, (212) 397-9000. Bordallo Pinheiro earthenware clam, $25, and jack mackerel, $95, bordallopinheiro.com. Bartleby Objects silk knot, $595, bartlebyobjects.com. Cameron’s Seafood Maryland large blue crab, $70 for a dozen, cameronsseafood.com. Hermès pocket watch, price on request, hermes.com. Paola Paronetto vase, $225. Kirk Maxson ‘‘Fatsia Japonica Leaf’’ sculpture, $200. Hayward mohair bag, $590. Belperron turquoise and aquamarine earrings, $52,500, (212) 702-9040. Fernando Jorge diamond, nephrite jade and green tourmaline earrings, $34,930, bergdorfgoodman.com. The Pursuits of Happiness Del Mar pipe, $95, shop-tetra.com. Asprey egg salt-and-pepper shaker set, $1,550.
Clockwise from left: Jean Roger Paris ceramic flamme cup, $1,095. Chestnuts (scattered throughout), $5 per pound, hmart.com. Terrain golden tulip ornament, $18, shopterrain.com. Rita Soto horsehair and tampico fiber brooch, $550, ritasoto.cl. Terrain glass mushroom ornament, $32. Kirk Maxson ‘‘Medium Thistle Flower’’ sculpture, $400. Jean Roger Paris ceramic vase, $1,350. Terrain golden anemone ornament, $18. David Webb emerald, azurmalachite and diamond ring, $28,000, davidwebb.com. Terrain glass apple ornament, $38. Lobmeyr tumbler, $236, kneenandco.com. Silvia Furmanovich wood marquetry, emerald and amethyst earrings, $9,680, bergdorfgoodman.com. Rita Soto horsehair and tampico fiber brooch, $1,000. Gucci turquoise resin and crystal necklace, $5,950, gucci.com.
Left box, clockwise from left: Silvia Furmanovich wood marquetry, pink tourmaline and diamond earrings, $10,120. Large ammonite fossils (scattered throughout), $60 each, abchome.com. Bordallo Pinheiro ceramic watermelon tureen, $115. Terrain glass pear ornament, $38. Key lime tree, $100, lemoncitrustree.com. Irene Neuwirth emerald, turquoise and pearl earrings, $76,560, ireneneuwirth.com. Piping Plover Love wool sheep sculpture, $195, pipingploverlove.com. Silvia Furmanovich wood marquetry, green tourmaline, tsavorite and diamond earrings, $14,740. Terrain glass mushroom ornament, $32. Right box, clockwise from left: Warted gourd, $25, 28th Street Wholesale Flowers, (212) 967-5610. Key lime tree, $100. Terrain glass mandarin orange ornament, $12. Jean Roger Paris ceramic cabbage, $750. Fernando Jorge diamond, petrified wood, tagua seed and mother-of- pearl earrings, $13,570. Compartés fruit cocktail dark chocolate bar, $10, compartes.com. Terrain glass mushroom ornament, $32.
Retouching: Anonymous Retouch. Photographer’s assistants: Karl Leitz, Yuhsing Lin, Jess Kirkham and Vanessa Vargas. Set assistants: Jay Jansen and Todd Knopke. Geodes based on a process developed by Prof. Peter Greweling of the Culinary Institute of America.
