Rochard Easter Basket with Rabbit Limoges Box

A rabbit sits snug inside an Easter basket on this springtime porcelain box, ready for the morning egg hunt. It is a Rochard Limoges box, hand-painted in Limoges, France, and an easy favorite once the tulips start to bloom.

Hopping Into the Basket

The Easter bunny and the Easter basket belong together, and Rochard has combined them into one cheerful scene. The rabbit has made itself at home in the basket, as if it settled in right after the eggs were hidden. Each box is painted by hand, so the colors and expressions vary slightly from one to the next.

Spring Morning Companions

• A Rochard design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Sits nicely with painted egg, chick and lamb pieces
• Brings a fresh note to an Easter or spring holiday collection

Brunch Table Bunny

Place it at the center of an Easter brunch table, on a sunny windowsill, or on a sideboard next to a vase of daffodils. It makes a sweet hostess thank-you after a holiday dinner, a springtime birthday present, or a treat for a grandmother who sets out her Easter display the first week of Lent. Since rabbits stand for new life and fresh starts, it also suits a new baby, a new home or a recovery after a long winter.

A Habit From the Eighteenth Century

Small porcelain boxes became fashionable in eighteenth-century France, when snuff, pills and beauty patches were carried in them. The tradition is still going strong in Limoges today.