The Little Dish That Makes the Sweets Disappear Faster.

Charmed House Interiors · Kitchen/Bar

A candy cane rendered in ceramic, with a softly scalloped edge and broad red stripes brushed on by hand. The glaze is high and glossy, the shape sculptural enough to hold its own empty. Small, shallow and shaped exactly like the thing it's meant to hold — which is precisely the charm.

Nostalgia in a dish, and no one leaves it alone.

Style note — the coffee station: Fill it with peppermints beside the mugs and cocoa tins.

Style note — the dressing table: Out of season, it makes a sweet little tray for rings and hairpins.

Two Ways to Style It

On a cream-and-red drinks trolley. Pair it with a vintage Santa mug and a bowl of marshmallows for a peppermint hot chocolate set-up that photographs itself.

Tucked onto a crowded Christmas table. Slip one between the candles and greenery, filled with chocolates, as a small surprise for guests to find.