Jules Verne, White/Ivory

Part of the Authentic Models Elements of the Skies collection, honouring the moment in 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers first lifted a balloon above Versailles and changed what humanity understood about the sky.

Jules Verne, White & Ivory is the Ultra offering in the range, named for the author who made the sky an adventure. Lean on the basket’s rim in your imagination: rolling hills below, snow on far mountains, your shadow skimming the hilltops. Finished in White & Ivory, the calmest piece in the range.

Hot air balloons were one of aviation’s first successes. Since 1783, balloons have travelled the skies, often in unintended directions. Each piece features hand-applied balloon strips, hand-woven netting and basket, wooden toggles and sandbags. The collection’s standard, at its fullest scale.

Made for generous spaces and patient looks: stairwells, double-height rooms, the centre of a window display. The collection’s crown, and the piece the rest of the range looks up to.