Three Perfumes in Blue Flowered Chest Limoges Box
Open the lid of this gold and blue flowered chest and three tiny porcelain perfume bottles are waiting inside, lined up like a lady's travel set. Each part was hand-painted in Limoges, France, from the outer chest to the bottles it holds.
A Trousseau in Miniature
Perfume chests recall the days when a fine lady traveled with her scents packed in a fitted case. Blue flowers on the outside and gold trim give this one a crisp, refined look, and the trio of bottles inside turns opening it into a little moment of surprise.
Bottles, Blossoms and Gold
- Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
- Belongs with perfume, vanity or blue floral boxes
- Groups well with hand mirror, brush and compact pieces
Powder Room Elegance
Display it with the lid open on a dresser, a guest bath shelf or a lit cabinet so the bottles show. It makes a pretty present for a bride on her wedding morning, a mother of the bride, or a friend who keeps a signature scent. Blue and gold also suit a room done in French country colors.
Small Boxes, Old Habits
Tiny porcelain boxes became the fashion in 18th-century France, carried for snuff, pills and the beauty patches worn at court. A perfume chest like this one carries that vanity tradition forward.