Four women at a table.
A picture on the wall.
A glass of wine.

And sometimes the ladies would withdraw the bottle of Beaujolais, and enjoy instead some sumptuous sherry.
This bottle was something that she displayed, almost as much as any other collector would display her collections.
She would stroll about holding forth some bottle of choice, and inquire after about some interesting double or triple.

Some wine indeed and a good book to read.