Description
Across the old quarter of Bourges, the fleur de lys is everywhere if you know where to look: carved over doorways, woven into iron balconies, gilded on the ceilings of the palace where kings once held court. A young architecture student named Gaspard has started a sketchbook of them, one for every street he walks, and his professor jokes that he will run out of pages before he runs out of lilies.
This box distills that timeless emblem into one graceful design. The fleur de lys is painted in a rich, saturated blue, its three petals crisp and symmetrical against the porcelain. Slim and upright, under three inches tall, it suits cufflinks, a signet ring or a small keepsake. The look is classic and refined, at home on a writing desk, a bathroom vanity or among the books on a library shelf. It makes a fitting gift for a Francophile, a history lover, a New Orleans native, or anyone with French heritage they are proud to celebrate.
A closer look
- Features the fleur de lys emblem in blue
- Tall and slim at 1.75 x 0.5 x 2.75 inches
- Holds jewelry or keepsakes
- Made by Rochard
- Painted by hand in Limoges, France
A quietly royal touch for any room it graces. Pair it with a bottle of French perfume for a thoroughly elegant present.
