Madame de Pompadour Double Perfume Limoges Box

Madame de Pompadour lends her name to this double perfume design, a nod to the woman who shaped taste at the court of Louis XV. Her name now graces a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box from the workshops of Limoges, France.

Patron of the Porcelain

Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, the Marquise de Pompadour, championed the arts in 18th-century France and was a famous supporter of French porcelain making. A double perfume piece honoring her fits that legacy neatly, blending the vanity table with a slice of royal history.

Versailles at the Vanity

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Pairs with fan, powder box and French court pieces
• Fits a perfume, vanity or French history collection

The Marquise Would Approve

Place it on a mirrored dressing tray, a lace-covered bureau or a glass shelf in a bathroom with gilt fixtures. It makes a refined present for a history buff, a perfume enthusiast, or someone just home from a tour of Versailles. Those who collect pieces tied to famous women of France often seek out the Pompadour name.

Fired in Hard-Paste

Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain, fired at very high temperatures that give it strength and a clean white surface. That bright base is what lets painted color sit so clearly on boxes like this one.