White and Pink Flower Perfume Limoges Box

Soft pink and white petals open around a little perfume bottle on this flower-shaped piece, the kind of detail that belongs beside a powder puff and a silver brush. It is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box, shaped, fired and decorated in Limoges, France.

Petals at the Vanity

Flowers and fragrance have kept company on French dressing tables for centuries, and this design brings the two together in one small form. The pink is laid in by hand against the white, so the blush of color shifts a little from box to box.

A Bouquet for the Dresser

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Sits easily with perfume bottle, powder compact and floral vanity pieces
• Works in a pink and white bedroom or a cottage garden grouping

Scented Occasions

Choose it for a Mother's Day morning, a bridesmaid thank-you, or a birthday for someone who never leaves the house without a spritz of her favorite scent. On a mirrored tray, a glass shelf or a bathroom vanity, the pale petals catch the light without crowding the space around them. Collectors who build a perfume-themed shelf often look for pieces like this one, where the flower and the bottle share the spotlight, and it pairs gracefully with lace runners and cut-glass atomizers.