Does anyone have any good ideas for birthday gifts for a very elderly lady, who is essentially confined to her chair, but is still sharp as a tack, still loves beautiful things?
I would have a look at Assouline or Taschen for books (they cover quite a range of different topics from art to fashion to culture):
Wedgwood, Royal Copenhagen and Georg Jensen are also worth considering:
https://www.georgjensen.com/europe/home-decor/vases-and-planters
La Via del Te is an Italian tea brand - they offer a nice range of herbal teas and serve-ware:
Santa Maria Novella offers a nice range of hair & body products as well as house fragrances:
For something a bit more personal maybe some jewellery:
Or you might want to go for silk nightwear such as The White Company or Olivia von Halle
I can not recommend Famelio enough. My entire family uses it and my grandmother loves it.
Does she have a kindle or an ipad? Both quite useful gifts. Or you could create a really beautiful photo album she could keep in her home and nice to have all the memories for her!
What sort of budget are you looking at?
We recently bought my Mum an Hermes scarf ring and it went down a treat!
https://www.hermes.com/uk/en/product/chaine-d-ancre-scarf-90-ring-H601372Sv00/