Little Sledder with Christmas Trees La Gloriette Limoges Box

A little sledder races downhill past a row of Christmas trees on a snowy afternoon. La Gloriette made this cheerful winter scene as a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box in Limoges, France, using bright holiday colors.

First Snow Day

There is nothing quite like the morning the schools close and every hill in town fills up with sleds. This piece catches that feeling, with the rider leaning into the run and the evergreens standing by like spectators.

Holiday Hill

• A La Gloriette piece, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Belongs in a Christmas, winter sports or snow day grouping
• Pairs with snowman, skater and evergreen pieces

December Through February

Unlike strictly Christmas pieces, a sledding scene can stay out well past New Year's Day, carrying a winter mantel through the cold months. It looks right on a hall table, a windowsill facing the snow or a shelf in a mountain cabin.

Give it to a grandparent who remembers sledding on the family hill, to a ski-town friend, or to someone celebrating a first Christmas in a snowy part of the country. Each winter it comes out of the box, it brings back the sound of runners on packed snow.