Yellow Scalloped Square Limoges Box with Flowers

Sunny yellow wraps this square box, and a scalloped rim softens its corners into gentle curves. Painted flowers finish the hand-painted Limoges porcelain, made in Limoges, France, with a cheerful springtime look.

Buttercup Morning

Yellow is one of the happiest colors on a shelf, and it has a way of lifting the pieces around it. The square shape gives the box a steady, orderly base, while the scalloped edge keeps it from feeling stiff. Flowers painted over the surface tie the whole design to spring gardens and early daffodils.

Placed in the Sun

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• A bright fit for a spring, Easter or yellow-themed grouping
• Pops when set among cobalt and dark blue pieces

Reasons to Give It

It makes a sweet birthday surprise for anyone born in March or April, a housewarming present for a sunny kitchen, or a thank-you for a friend who always brings flowers. On a desk, a windowsill or a bedside table, it adds a warm note that is hard to ignore.

Clay From Saint-Yrieix

The fine white kaolin that made Limoges porcelain possible was found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768. Fired at very high heat, that hard-paste body gives the yellow its clean, glossy finish.