Rochard Seafood Cookbook Porcelain Limoges Box

Shaped like a cookbook devoted to the fruits of the sea, this Rochard Limoges box belongs on the kitchen shelf next to the real recipe books. It is hand-painted in Limoges, France, and it celebrates the joy of cooking fish and shellfish.

Chapter One, the Chowder

A well-loved cookbook gets splattered, dog-eared and passed down, and this porcelain version captures that spirit without the stains. Rochard has given it the look of a bound volume with a seafood theme. Each one is painted by hand, so the colors and details shift slightly from book to book.

Shelved With the Recipes

• A Rochard design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Sits beside wine bottle, chef hat and lobster pieces
• Fits a cooking, seafood or book collection

For the Cook Who Has Everything

This piece makes a clever present for a home cook who has mastered bouillabaisse, a chef opening a seafood restaurant, or a culinary school graduate. It also suits a fisherman whose spouse does the cooking, or a friend who hosts a crab boil every summer. Set it on a kitchen bookshelf among the real cookbooks, on an open shelf beside spice jars, or on a counter near the stove where it can be seen during dinner prep.

Whiteware From the Limousin

Limoges boxes are often painted by hand after the white porcelain has been fired, and the metal mounts are fitted by hand too. That patient process is why no two finished pieces look exactly alike.