The Gift Nobody Else Can Buy

The Gift Shop · Christmas 2026

The Gift Nobody Else Can Buy

Every piece on this page is the only one.

Illustration of a terrier, a rabbit and a fox gathered around an old wooden table by a Christmas tree, with wrapped presents and candles

77 pieces, one of each$15 to $875Order by December 14 for Christmas

Wrapped by handYour note on the cardFree U.S. shippingHoliday exchanges through Jan 15

Not sure? Let us choose, or give a gift card ↓

Want something yourself? Tap Drop a hint under any piece.

I · Under $75

For stockings, hosts and the office swap.

Hand-painted Dutch kissing boy and girl figurinesNo. 01Dutch Kissing Boy and Girl, Pair$35Add to bagDrop a hint
Porcelain Scottie dog match holderNo. 02Scottie Dog Match Holder, Hand-Painted Porcelain$45Add to bagDrop a hint
Hand-painted Santa Claus lidded mugNo. 03Santa Claus Lidded Mug, Abbott Import$45Add to bagDrop a hint
Brass sperm whale paperweight on a deskNo. 04Brass Sperm Whale Paperweight, Jeweled Eye$45Add to bagDrop a hint
Antique hand-painted pink rose porcelain tray with gilded handlesNo. 05Thomas Hughes & Son Pink Rose Tray, Gilded Handles$38Add to bagDrop a hint
Pair of clear Fostoria glass scroll candleholdersNo. 06Fostoria Scroll Candleholders, Pair$50Add to bagDrop a hint
Goebel West Highland terrier figurineNo. 07Goebel West Highland Terrier, Germany$55Add to bagDrop a hint
Royal Arden bone china dresser jarNo. 08Royal Arden Bone China Dresser Jar, England$38Add to bagDrop a hint
1950s chalkware horse sculpture attributed to Maddux of CaliforniaNo. 09Chalkware Horse, Attributed to Maddux, 1950s$58Add to bagDrop a hint
Pink rose porcelain biscuit jar with lid on a dining tableNo. 10Pink Rose Porcelain Biscuit Jar with Lid$45Add to bagDrop a hint
Two-tier ceramic Christmas village serving standNo. 11Christmas Village Two-Tier Serving Stand$50Add to bagDrop a hint
Sigma hunt scenes ceramic dish with huntsman and houndsNo. 12Sigma “Hunt Scenes” Ceramic Dish$68Add to bagDrop a hint
Brown turkey transferware platter with a fruit and scroll borderNo. 13Turkey Transferware Platter, Brown Fruit & Scroll Border$75Add to bagDrop a hint
Blue and cream hand-painted cherub urn vaseNo. 14Hand-Painted Cherub Urn Vase, Japan$55Add to bagDrop a hint
SoldHand-painted Boston terrier salt shakerNo. 15Boston Terrier Salt Shaker, Relco$15Found a home

Left for Fredericksburg, Texas.

Milk glass creamer and sugar bowlNo. 16Milk Glass Creamer and Sugar, Bubble Pattern$50Add to bagDrop a hint
Brown Franciscan Tonquin transferware platterNo. 17Franciscan Tonquin Brown Transferware Platter$65Add to bagDrop a hint
Small hand-painted rooster and hen figurinesNo. 18Rooster and Hen, Pair, Japan$32Add to bagDrop a hint
Set of six white scalloped R.C. Monbijou porcelain platesNo. 19R.C. Monbijou Scalloped Plates, Set of 6$54Add to bagDrop a hint
Porcelain boy and girl figurines holding white animalsNo. 20Porcelain Boy and Girl with White Animals, Pair$36Add to bagDrop a hint
Woven wood basket purse with a seashell collectionNo. 21The Shell Purse$65Add to bagDrop a hint

II · $75 to $150

For the people you actually shop for.

Pair of 1960s paint-by-number horse paintingsNo. 22Pair of 1960s Paint-by-Number Horses$145Add to bagDrop a hint
Hand-painted game bird platter with scalloped green borderNo. 23Hand-Painted Game Bird Platter$120Add to bagDrop a hint
W. Adams blue willow creamer and covered sugar bowlNo. 24W. Adams Blue Willow Creamer and Covered Sugar$98Add to bagDrop a hint
Stoneware beehive jar with hand-painted fruitNo. 25Stoneware Beehive Jar, Hand-Painted Fruit$78Add to bagDrop a hint
Small cast brass Model A coupeNo. 26Brass Model A Coupe$90Add to bagDrop a hint
Pair of silver plated candleholders with white stemsNo. 27Silver Plated Candleholders, Pair$120Add to bagDrop a hint
Red porcelain lobster dishNo. 28Porcelain Lobster Dish$98Add to bagDrop a hint
Framed Amish folk art print by XHan NewswangerNo. 29Amish Folk Art Print, XHan Newswanger, Framed$95Add to bagDrop a hint
Cream wire egg basket with metal handleNo. 30Cream Wire Egg Basket$75Add to bagDrop a hint
Hubley cast iron wire fox terrier in original paintNo. 31Hubley Cast Iron Wire Fox Terrier, Original Paint$135Add to bagDrop a hint
Framed Heywood Hardy fox hunting printNo. 32Heywood Hardy, The Finish, Framed Hunt Print$125Add to bagDrop a hint
Pair of Shafford ceramic mallardsNo. 33Shafford Mallards, Pair, Japan$90Add to bagDrop a hint
Black and gilt wall mirror with beveled glassNo. 34Black and Gilt Wall Mirror, Beveled$135Add to bagDrop a hint
Antique John Maddock ironstone hotel ware pitcherNo. 35John Maddock Hotel Ware Pitcher, England$95Add to bagDrop a hint
Rosenthal cobalt and songbird dessert platesNo. 36Rosenthal Songbird Dessert Plates, Set of 5$75Add to bagDrop a hint
Cast-metal rearing horse bank with dark patinaNo. 37Cast-Metal Rearing Horse Bank$76Add to bagDrop a hint
Framed watercolor of a weathered door with blue hydrangeasNo. 38Watercolor, Weathered Door & Hydrangeas$90Add to bagDrop a hint
Pair of bronze-tone reading boy bookendsNo. 39Reading Boy Bookends, Pair$97.50Add to bagDrop a hint
Cast iron Scottie dog with a red collarNo. 40Cast Iron Scottie, Red Collar$85Add to bagDrop a hint
Pair of ornate metal candlesticks with architectural basesNo. 41Ornate Metal Candlesticks, Architectural Bases, Pair$95Add to bagDrop a hint
Original watercolor of the ship Corinthia in an ornate gold frameNo. 42Corinthia, Original Ship Watercolor, Gold Frame$125Add to bagDrop a hint

Why give something old

Made to last, and it already has.Most of these pieces have outlived the people who first bought them. They'll outlast whatever else is under the tree.

Nothing like it under anyone else's tree.One of each, found one at a time. When it's gone, nobody else can give it.

Somebody already loved it.It was kept for fifty years before we found it. Now it's their turn.

III · $150 to $300

For the ones who notice.

Signed vintage pastel portrait of a young woman in a pink sweaterNo. 43Portrait in a Pink Sweater, Signed Pastel$250Add to bagDrop a hint
Pair of turned brass candlesticksNo. 44Brass Candlesticks, Turned Pair$165Add to bagDrop a hint
Silver-tone desk box with eagle finialNo. 45Silver-Tone Eagle Desk Box$199Add to bagDrop a hint
Patti McCarthy miniature of a white rabbit on a gilded Florentine boardNo. 46Patti McCarthy, Rabbit, Gilded Miniature$250Add to bagDrop a hint
Pair of L.E. Smith black amethyst glass trophy vasesNo. 47L.E. Smith Black Amethyst Trophy Vases, Pair$160Add to bagDrop a hint
Mary Bland signed artwork of cardinals in a gold frameNo. 48Mary Bland, Cardinals, Signed Original$175Add to bagDrop a hint
Italian gilt wood mirror with a burgundy accentNo. 49Gilt Wood Mirror, Burgundy Accent, Italy$195Add to bagDrop a hint
Patti McCarthy oil of a white dog in an ornate gold frameNo. 50Patti McCarthy, White Dog, Original Oil$295Add to bagDrop a hint
Framed drawing of a California courtyard with red tile roofsNo. 51California Courtyard Drawing, Framed$150Add to bagDrop a hint
Brown crocodile-embossed leather suitcaseNo. 52Crocodile-Embossed Leather Suitcase$225Add to bagDrop a hint
Pair of Staffordshire-style spaniel spill vases on a mantelNo. 53Staffordshire-Style Spaniel Spill Vases, Pair$225Add to bagDrop a hint
Black cast metal sailboat weathervane on a wood baseNo. 54Sailboat Weathervane on Wood Base$285Add to bagDrop a hint
Patti McCarthy watercolor of a cat in a blue and white Delft plateNo. 55Patti McCarthy, Cat in a Delft Plate$275Add to bagDrop a hint
Framed Viva Guifart watercolor of summer flowersNo. 56Viva Guifart, Summer Flowers, Watercolor$175Add to bagDrop a hint
Framed folk art landscape print after Grandma MosesNo. 57Print after Grandma Moses, Framed$275Add to bagDrop a hint
Patti McCarthy oil of a dachshund on a Florentine boardNo. 58Patti McCarthy, Dachshund on Blue$295Add to bagDrop a hint

IV · The One Big Present

$300 and up. For the gift they keep for forty years.

Patti McCarthy oil of a spaniel with a pheasant, framedNo. 59Patti McCarthy, Spaniel with Pheasant, Original Oil$395Add to bagDrop a hint
Patti McCarthy oil of a woman with a basket on a Florentine boardNo. 60Patti McCarthy, Woman with a Basket$395Add to bagDrop a hint
Vintage oil of a Mediterranean harbor with a sailboatNo. 61Mediterranean Harbor, Vintage Oil, 30 × 40$350Add to bagDrop a hint
Will Moses Parade Day limited edition folk art print, framedNo. 62Will Moses, Parade Day, Limited Edition, 155/500$325Add to bagDrop a hint
Vintage oil landscape of cattle by white cottages, black frameNo. 63Pastoral Landscape, Vintage Oil$325Add to bagDrop a hint
Patti McCarthy oil of a terrier waking a sleeping girlNo. 64Patti McCarthy, Wake Up, Gilt Frame$375Add to bagDrop a hint
Large distressed cream wood frameNo. 65Large Distressed Cream Wood Frame$425Add to bagDrop a hint
G. Rengler 1975 gouache of a barn and silo in snowNo. 66G. Rengler, Winter Farm, Gouache, 1975$325Add to bagDrop a hint
Patti McCarthy oil of strawberries in a blue and white bowlNo. 67Patti McCarthy, Strawberries in Blue & White$425Add to bagDrop a hint
Antique oil portrait of a girl in a blue dressNo. 68Girl in a Blue Dress, Antique Oil Portrait$425Add to bagDrop a hint
Antique carved wood mirror with an eagle crestNo. 69Carved Wood Mirror with Eagle Crest$525Add to bagDrop a hint
Antique oil of a country fair crowd with wagons and flagsNo. 70Country Fair, Antique Oil, Late 1800s$875Add to bagDrop a hint

Let us choose

Tell us who it's for. We'll find the piece.

Pick a price and tell us a little about them. We'll choose something from the shop, send you a photo to approve, then wrap it and write your card.

The Keepsake$75A small thing with a story. A dog figure, a good dish, a desk piece.Choose for me
The Housewarming$150Something for the new house. Brass, a hunt print, a platter for the table.Choose for me
The Heirloom$275The one they keep. An original painting or a piece for the mantel.Choose for me

We reply within a day with a photo. Nothing is charged until you say yes.

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The Tallmadge Ave Gift Card

Let them choose their own one-of-one.

For the person with an eye of their own. They pick from the shop, and we wrap and ship it free. It arrives by email, so it still works after our December 14 shipping date, right up to Christmas Eve.

$25 $50 $100 $250 Other amounts

V · And One for the House

You've been shopping for everyone else.

Patti McCarthy beach scene after Mary Cassatt above a consoleNo. 71Patti McCarthy, Beach Scene after Mary Cassatt, 32 × 32$695Add to bagDrop a hint
Antique oil of two girls with a bowl of berries in an ivy frameNo. 72Two Girls with a Bowl of Berries, Antique Oil$450Add to bagDrop a hint
Antique copper wash boiler with wooden handlesNo. 73Antique Copper Wash Boiler, Wooden Handles$125Add to bagDrop a hint
Burl wood and gilt wall mirrorNo. 74Burl Wood & Gilt Wall Mirror$175Add to bagDrop a hint
Green painted wooden tool caddy with dowel handleNo. 75Green Painted Tool Caddy$125Add to bagDrop a hint
Antique oil of skaters by a cottage and windmill, oak frameNo. 76Winter Skaters, Antique Oil, Oak Frame$295Add to bagDrop a hint
Framed needlepoint of a colonial room with a boy and dogNo. 77Framed Needlepoint, Boy and Dog$85Add to bagDrop a hint

The Gift Shop

How a gift leaves the house

The wine gets drunk. The gift card gets spent. These stay on a shelf for the next forty years.

Nearly everything here came home along the Pike, the old road between Bryn Mawr and Adamstown, Pennsylvania, where we do our buying. Most of it is one of a kind because of how it was made: painted by hand, cast in a small run, or kept in somebody's house for fifty years before it reached us.

Each order is wrapped by hand in paper and ribbon. Add a note in your cart and we'll write it on the card. The packing slip never shows a price.

Shipping is free anywhere in the U.S. by UPS Ground. Order by December 14 for Christmas.

A gift being wrapped in paper and ribbon on a table
A room set for Christmas with wrapped presents

The Gift Shop

One for them. Maybe one for you.

77 pieces, one of each, $15 to $875. Free shipping anywhere in the U.S.

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