Christmas Joy and Mistletoe Limoges Boxes
Joyeux Noel Christmas Limoges boxes wish the season well in French, with red ribbons, holly, mistletoe and gold bells painted across their lids. Several carry the Joyeux Noel greeting itself, on hearts, rectangles and flat squares tied with blue or red bows. Mistletoe turns up on a Christmas boot, a tall oval and a box ringed with holiday candles. Holly leaves and a red bow dress another lid, and a red cardinal perches on a Christmas bell. A green egg with a gold bell and knot adds a quieter note.
Dickens carolers sing beside a lamp post, a girl caroler stands on a snowy drum, and a gingerbread man waits on the cookie plate. Rochard sends a striped candy cane, a gingerbread nutcracker, a Santa with a bell and a party basket with plates and a cupcake, and the Twelve Days of Christmas arrive with a wreath. Each is Hand-Painted by artisans in Limoges, France, and many hold a small surprise inside. Hang the stockings, then set these along the mantel. A Noel votive light can glow beside them, and a 1990 Joyeux Noel heart suits the collector who dates each year.
