A footed compote in copper mercury glass, 7 inches across and 5.75 tall, a shallow bowl lifted on a slim pedestal for fruit or ornaments.

The compote is an old form, the same silhouette that holds grapes in a painted still life, here in mercury glass with a burnished copper finish that catches candlelight.

For the friend who styles a table, a wedding registry, or a Thanksgiving and Christmas centerpiece piled with pears and figs. Or for you, for the console.