Hmm, that's tough.
A piece of furniture, like maybe a curio cabinet? A musical instrument? A canoe, a personally fitted frame backpack, a fine fishing reel? An original painting? A set of calligraphy pens and inks, sable paint brushes, huge canvasses, a large selection of oil paints??
Jewelry that has belonged to the giver, so that she has a more meaningful keepsake such as she has from you? Handmade wool or silk kasmiri shawl? A really fine, well made jewelry box? A music box that plays the entirety of a favorite piece of music? A past-present-future necklace? This is an inexpensive one but I can't resist: a yesterday-today-and tomorrow plant? A beautiful vase?
Some nice art reproduction books-- the kind of thing one rarely buys for oneself? A reproduction from a favorite art museum gift shop? (Art museum gift shops are full of beautiful things.)
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