Tobacco Pipe Porcelain Limoges Box

A classic tobacco pipe, the companion of fireside readers and thoughtful professors, is rendered in porcelain on this piece. It is a hand-painted Limoges box made in Limoges, France, meant for the bookshelf rather than the tobacco pouch.

Pipe Dreams by the Fire

The pipe has long suggested a slower pace: a leather armchair, a good book, a dog asleep at your feet. This porcelain version keeps that mood without any smoke. Its colors are brushed on by hand, so the finish carries subtle differences from one pipe to the next.

Library Corner Companions

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Pairs with cigar, lighter, pocket watch and book pieces
• Fits a pipe, smoking or gentleman's den collection

For the Contemplative Gentleman

This makes a fitting present for Father's Day, a retirement after a long academic career, or a grandfather who once kept a pipe rack by his chair. It also suits a Sherlock Holmes fan, a mystery writer, or anyone who loves the atmosphere of an old library. Set it on a study bookshelf among leather bound volumes, on a desk beside a reading lamp, or on a mantel above a crackling fire. Pipe collectors may enjoy it as a whimsical counterpart to their real briars.