Blue Ladies Hat Limoges Box on a Hat Form

A blue ladies hat perched on a hat form makes this porcelain figurine box look like a corner of a milliner's shop window. Hand-painted in Limoges, France, it is a Limoges box that celebrates the art of the well-chosen hat.

The Milliner's Window

There was a time when no lady left home without a hat, and milliners displayed their finest on stands in the shop window. This blue hat on its form captures that tradition, the kind of piece that brings to mind Easter parades and Sunday best.

Hats Off to These Occasions

It is a stylish present for a Derby party host, a tea party guest of honor or a friend who owns more hats than closets can hold. It also suits a birthday for someone who works in fashion or a keepsake for a church hat devotee.

Pairing Notes

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits hat, millinery and fashion groupings
• Pairs well with a yellow hat on its form for a matched set

Crowning a Shelf

Display it on a dresser, a closet shelf or a bookcase beside vintage fashion prints. Paired with other hat shapes, it creates a little window display of its own.