Rochard Half Avocado Limoges Box and Removable Pit

Half an avocado, cut open with its round pit sitting in the center, makes a playful salute to everyone's favorite toast topping. This is a Rochard Limoges box, hand-painted on porcelain in Limoges, France, with a pit that lifts out.

Ripe and Ready

The avocado half forms the box, and the separate porcelain pit is the clever part: it comes out just like the real thing, but stays a little sculpture. Rochard has a knack for food subjects with a sense of humor, and the colors are all brushed on by hand.

Kitchen Counter Charm

• A Rochard food design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Fits a fruit, vegetable or kitchen themed collection
• Pairs with tomato, lemon, chili pepper and taco boxes

Guacamole Night Guests

Set it on an open kitchen shelf, a breakfast nook windowsill or a cookbook stand. It makes a fun present for a chef, a nutritionist, a new homeowner with a fresh kitchen, or the friend who brings guacamole to every party. It is also a smile-worthy housewarming idea for a California or Mexico lover.

Collectors of Rochard food boxes often enjoy the ones with removable parts the most, since they turn a simple shape into a small surprise. Keep the pit with the avocado so the set stays whole.