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3 inches (76 mm) across, faceted crystal glass with a red ribbon hanger, in a white or gold gift box.

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Great Pyrenees Crystal Glass Holiday Ornament - Dogs of the South of France

$28.00 USD

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The Great Pyrenees. A hundred pounds of white coat standing on a pebble beach under a red-and-white parasol, tongue out, entirely at home. Of all the dogs in our South of France series, this is the one who actually lives here.

The Great Pyrenees is the old livestock guardian of the mountains that give him his name, bred for centuries by Basque and Bearnese shepherds to sleep among the flock by day and walk the fold line at night, facing down wolves and bears alone. The breed carries its work in its build: the double dewclaws on the hind legs, the thick weatherproof double coat, the badger-marked head, and the low, steady bark that goes on all night because that is the job. He was the guardian of the great chateaux of the southwest, and in 1675 the court of Louis XIV named him the Royal Dog of France. The British call him the Pyrenean Mountain Dog, the French registry the Chien de Montagne des Pyrénées; in the villages he is simply the patou. The the registry recognized the breed in 1933.

Anyone who lives with one knows the rest: the dog who lies across the doorway, who considers every visitor a matter for personal review, who is calm to the point of stillness and then suddenly not. This ornament is for that dog. Celebrate the big white one who runs your house, or keep him close on the tree every December. He is the third of our Dogs of the South of France - La Collection des Chiens de la Côte d’Azur - and the only native in it.

For Pyrenees people, for anyone with a big white dog, for anyone with a dog worth an ornament, and for the friend who is still talking about theirs.

The art is our own drawing, printed on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round and white-backed so the ink lines read sharp against a lit tree; the parasol's red panels are the only color in the picture. The faceted edge catches light from every angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.

3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.

QUICK FACTS — GREAT PYRENEES CRYSTAL GLASS CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — DOGS OF THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

Series: Crystal Glass Ornament

Art: Dogs of the South of France, original Merlin Classics engraving printed to the glass

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

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