Floral Perfume and Vanity Limoges Boxes
Perfume bottle Limoges boxes open to reveal small glass bottles nested inside the porcelain, ready for a drop of her favorite scent. Baskets hold two, three or four, eggs cradle one on a brass stand, and an octagonal footed chest keeps four in a row. Each is shaped and painted by hand in Limoges, France.
The painters went to town on the outsides. Blue roses, pink roses, a maroon hibiscus, green and orange stripes, and a gold tent shape that looks pulled from a Paris window display. A Parfumerie Paris egg and a florist shop box nod to the old trade, and a butterfly egg hangs from its stand with a tassel. Pick the color that matches her room, or the flower she carried on your wedding day. Beyond the bottles, the vanity gets porcelain lipsticks in classic and passion red, a skin cream jar, a compact with a woman in teal, and an antique vanity chair. Hinged lids and small clasps hold everything shut, and many boxes carry a tiny surprise as well. A husband shopping for an anniversary, a son buying for his mother, or a father looking for a daughter's graduation present will find this an easy aisle to walk. Set one on the dresser tray beside the real bottles and see which she reaches for first.
