Wood Grain Antique Watering Can Limoges Box Figurine

At a glance this watering can looks carved from old weathered boards, yet it is porcelain, with every grain line and worn patch painted on by hand. The result is a rustic Limoges box made in Limoges, France.

Weathered by the Brush

Faux bois, the art of painting a surface to look like wood, takes a steady hand and patience. On this piece the effect gives the can a farmhouse character, as if it had spent decades hanging in a barn beside the hoes and rakes.

Out by the Potting Bench

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits a garden, farmhouse or country cottage collection
• Pairs well with birdhouses, wheelbarrows and flower pots

A Rustic Corner Indoors

Give it a spot on a kitchen windowsill, a sunroom shelf or a primitive cupboard where the wood tones blend right in. It makes a good thank you for a garden club volunteer, or a birthday present for the person who grows tomatoes every summer and swaps cuttings with the neighbors.

Collectors of garden pieces often like to mix bright, glossy shapes with quieter, earthy ones. This antique style can supplies the earthy note, and it looks especially at home beside a brighter painted watering can or a basket of porcelain blooms on the same shelf.