Rochard Potted Tulips Hand-Painted Limoges Box

A pot of tulips stands in full bloom, the petals open wide as though spring arrived overnight on the windowsill. The tulips and their pot form a Rochard porcelain Limoges box, decorated by hand in Limoges, France.

Bulbs That Kept Their Promise

Tulips are the reward for planting bulbs in cold autumn soil and waiting all winter, which is why their first blooms feel like a small celebration. Rochard captures that moment in porcelain, with the flowers and their pot shaped together and every petal and leaf painted by hand.

Spring on the Sill

• A Rochard design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Pairs with watering can, rosebud and garden bench subjects
• Fits a flower, spring or garden themed collection

From Holland With Love

Since the tulip craze of the Dutch Golden Age, these flowers have been prized far beyond their size. This little pot makes a lovely present for a friend just back from the fields of the Netherlands, a Mother's Day surprise, or a thank you for a hostess who always keeps fresh flowers in the hall. Set it on a kitchen windowsill, a breakfast table or a desk where a bit of spring color helps in the gray weeks of March. Unlike the real thing, these tulips never drop their petals.