Partagas Cigar on Ashtray Limoges Box

A Partagas Cuban cigar rests across the rim of an ashtray, the kind of quiet still life you might find in a wood-paneled smoking room after a long dinner. Everything here, from the cigar to the ashtray bowl, is hand-painted porcelain shaped into a Limoges box in Limoges, France.

Smoke Rings Without the Smoke

The cigar is removable, so it can be lifted from its resting place and set back again, which gives the piece a playful sense of realism. The Partagas name ties it to one of Havana's best-known tobacco houses, a detail that cigar men tend to spot right away. It is a decorative porcelain object for display, never an ashtray for real ashes.

Fit for the Humidor Crowd

• Hand-painted porcelain made in Limoges, France
• Belongs with cigar, tobacco and gentleman's study themes
• Pairs nicely with whiskey decanter, pipe and golf pieces

A Spot in the Den

Place it on a leather-topped desk, a bar cart or the shelf beside the humidor, where guests will pick it up and ask about it. It suits Father's Day, a promotion, a retirement party or a milestone birthday for the man who still celebrates with a good Cuban. Small enough for a bookshelf, it brings a little of the cigar lounge into any study.