Description
Toile always reminds Hélène of her aunt’s bedroom in Jouy: the pink-and-cream wallpaper, the curtains printed with shepherdesses and little arched bridges, the bed hung with the same fabric so that the whole room seemed to tell a story in a single colour. As a child she would lie awake tracing the scenes, inventing names for every lady with a parasol and every dog that chased a goose. The room was sold long ago. A box like this brings the whole thing back in an instant.
Anyone who loves French decorating will understand the appeal at once. Give this dainty pink piece to a friend who collects toile, to a mother on Mother’s Day, or to a new homeowner furnishing a romantic bedroom. It looks lovely on a bedside table beside a stack of novels, on a vanity next to a silver brush set, or grouped with other pink porcelain in a glass cabinet. Its small size means it slips easily into a handbag or a care package.
Up close
- Covered in pink toile patterning in the classic French manner
- Touched with gold accents for a little shimmer
- Petite, with space for a single tiny keepsake
- About 1.5 inches long, 1.25 wide and 1.25 tall
- Hand-painted Limoges porcelain from France, made by Rochard
A graceful introduction for anyone just beginning to collect porcelain boxes.
