A beautiful handbag, the perfect hat, a pair of shoes that makes you stand a little taller: fashion is full of small joys, and this collection captures them in porcelain. Think of it as a boutique where nothing ever goes out of season.
Limoges boxes are small hand-painted porcelain boxes with hinged lids, made in and around Limoges, France. Here they take the form of floral purses and shopping bags, garden hats and hatboxes, Victorian boots, feathered heels and even a sneaker or two. Each one is a tiny accessory for a dressing table, a vanity tray or a bookshelf.
They make delightful gifts for a birthday, a graduation, Mother's Day, or a friend who simply loves to shop. Collectors often start with one purse or one shoe and soon find themselves building a whole wardrobe in miniature. The best part is that every piece fits, no matter the size.
Forget Me Not Handbag Shaped Rochard Limoges Box Figurine
Inside this little handbag, a young woman in Lyon keeps the things she never wants to lose: a ticket stub from her first opera, a pressed blossom from her mother's garden, and a note that says simply, "Don't forget me." She never has, and the forget-me-nots on the clasp make sure of it.
Shop Till You Drop Floral Shopping Bag Limoges Box
Three boutiques, two cafés, one tiny hat shop and a scarf she absolutely did not need. By five o'clock on the Rue Saint-Honoré, Colette's feet ache and her shopping bag overflows with flowers and tissue paper. She sinks into a chair, orders a citron pressé, and starts planning next Saturday.
Rochard Victoria Round Purse Limoges Box with Coin Wallet
Grand-mère Victoria always carried exact change. The round purse swung from her wrist at the market, and from it came the tiny coin wallet, snapped open with a satisfying click. The baker said she was the only customer who never needed a single centime back, and he adored her for it.
Deep Blue Floral Handbag Hand-Painted Limoges Box Figurine
Midnight blue for an evening at the theater, with flowers that seem to glow under the chandeliers. During intermission she opens the clasp for her lipstick and finds a folded program from years ago, tucked in by someone who wanted her to remember their first night out. She does, every time.
Rochard Flowered Hat Box Limoges Box
The milliner's delivery boy pedals across the bridge, a flowered hat box balanced on his handlebars. Inside, wrapped in tissue, waits a hat for a wedding that afternoon. He hums as he rides, quite certain that whatever is in this box will be the talk of the reception.
Hat on a Mannequin Head Limoges Box
In the shop window on a crooked little street, the mannequin wears her newest hat with perfect poise. Passersby slow down. A schoolgirl presses her nose to the glass. An elderly gentleman tips his own cap in greeting, and the mannequin, as always, says nothing and looks magnificent.
Billionaire Fedora Hat Porcelain Limoges Box Figurine
Some hats simply know they are important. This fedora strides into the room, tilts at just the right angle, and everyone assumes its owner has a yacht in Monaco. In truth he has a bicycle and a very good tailor. Confidence, it turns out, is mostly a matter of the brim.
Floral Garden Hat Limoges Box with a Blue Bow
Lunch on the lawn, lemonade in tall glasses, and a breeze that keeps trying to steal her hat. She holds it down with one hand and laughs, the blue ribbon fluttering like a flag. By dessert, the bees have decided the painted flowers are real, and nobody has the heart to tell them otherwise.
Victorian Boot Limoges Box with Pinstripes
Button by button, the boot is fastened with a little silver hook while the carriage waits outside. The gaslights are already glowing along the avenue. Tonight there will be a quadrille, a great deal of gossip, and a long walk home under the stars in very fashionable, very sensible shoes.
Maroon Shoe Limoges Box with Green Feathers
Who wears maroon with emerald feathers? Only a woman who means to be noticed. She glides into the cabaret, the feathers bobbing with every step, and the band plays a little louder. By the end of the night three people have asked where she found those shoes. She only smiles.
Converse Style Tennis Shoe Limoges Box
Not every adventure calls for heels. Sometimes it's a Saturday in the park, a game of tag with the neighbor's children, a sprint to catch the last ice cream cart before it rolls away. Laces double-knotted, these sneakers are ready for all of it, and grass stains are part of the charm.
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