Description
On the terraced hillsides above Menton, lemons hang so thick in late winter that the whole town holds a festival in their honor. The air smells of citrus blossom and sea salt, old women sell lemon marmalade from folding tables, and every café serves something tart and lemony with the afternoon coffee. Visitors arrive in coats and leave in shirt sleeves, their pockets full of fruit and their heads full of sunshine.
This fresh lemon box, painted with fine detail, brings that bright Riviera mood into the kitchen. It would charm a home cook famous for her lemon tart, a friend who adds a twist of lemon to everything from tea to cocktails, or a traveler newly back from the Mediterranean with a suntan. Set it beside the fruit bowl, where guests may reach for it before realizing it is porcelain. Inside, there is space for a tiny keepsake.
The details
- Shaped as a fresh, sunny lemon
- Hand-painted with fine detail
- A bright pop of yellow for a kitchen or breakfast nook
- Holds a tiny keepsake inside
- The lemon’s dimpled peel brushed by hand on French porcelain in Limoges
A zesty little gift for a summer birthday or a housewarming. Pair it with a jar of homemade lemon curd for a gift with real flavor. It is equally pretty on a vanity, holding a ring while you wash your hands.
