Little Cherry Basket Porcelain Limoges Box

Ripe cherries crowd a little basket on this piece, just picked and ready for the kitchen table. Both basket and fruit are hand-painted porcelain, made as a small Limoges box in Limoges, France.

Orchard Pick in Miniature

Cherry season is short, which is part of why the fruit is loved so much, and this box holds onto the moment. The basket and its load are worked in porcelain and colored with a brush, so each finished piece varies slightly in tone. Its petite size makes it a charming accent rather than a bold statement.

Berries, Baskets and Friends

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Sits nicely with strawberry, apple, pear and lemon subjects
• Fills a gap on a crowded fruit or kitchen shelf

Summer on the Sill

Bright fruit pieces look best where light falls on them, so try a breakfast nook, a kitchen windowsill or the open shelf above a coffee station. It makes a cheerful hostess thank you in June, a birthday treat for a baker known for cherry pie, or a souvenir of a pick your own orchard visit. A cluster of small fruit boxes together on a tray reads like a farm stand in porcelain, and this little basket fits that idea perfectly.