Rochard Lobster Trap Limoges Box with Lift Out Lobster

A classic lobster trap, the kind stacked high on docks all along the coast, becomes a porcelain box here, with a lobster that lifts out to sit beside it. Rochard hand-painted the set in Limoges, France.

Hauled In at Dawn

Lobstermen set their traps before sunrise and check them day after day, a way of life that defines harbor towns from Maine to Nova Scotia. Rochard made the catch its own removable piece, so the lobster can rest inside the trap or wait on the shelf next to it. Painted by hand, each set has its own subtle differences.

Harbor Town Pairings

• A Rochard coastal design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Fits a nautical, seafood or New England grouping
• Pairs well with lighthouse, buoy and sailboat pieces

Summer on the Wharf

Bring it out on a beach house shelf, a cottage mantel, or a kitchen counter near the seafood cookbooks. It makes a fitting memento of a summer in Bar Harbor or Cape Cod, a fun nod to the friend who hosts a lobster bake, or a thank-you for someone who loaned you their place by the sea. Keep the lobster with the trap so the pair stays together.