Rochard Picnic Basket Limoges Box with Wine and Cheese
A picnic basket arrives packed for the afternoon, with wine, a loaf of bread, cheese and a napkin all ready for a meadow lunch. Rochard hand-painted this porcelain Limoges box in Limoges, France.
DĂ©jeuner on the Grass
In France, a picnic is a serious pleasure, a few good things spread on a cloth in the sun. This basket gathers the essentials of a French country lunch, the kind that stretches long into the afternoon.
Packing the Basket
- A Rochard food and home design, painted by hand in Limoges
- Joins wine bottle, cheese board and baguette themed boxes
- Fits a food, wine or French countryside collection
Moments for a Picnic Basket
Offer it for an anniversary to a couple who had their first date on a picnic blanket, or as a housewarming present for friends who love to entertain. A cheese lover, a wine club member or a cook who adores market day will appreciate it too.
From Snuff to Picnics
Small porcelain boxes first became fashionable in eighteenth-century France, when they held snuff, pills and beauty patches. Today the tradition carries on with playful subjects like this basket, still painted by hand in Limoges.