Rochard Soup Tureen with Vegetables Limoges Box

A soup tureen, its sides decorated with garden vegetables, promises a steaming bowl of something hearty on a cold evening. This Rochard piece is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box from Limoges, France.

Ladle Up the Garden

The soup tureen has been the centerpiece of formal French dining for centuries, carried to the table with great ceremony. This miniature version, dressed in vegetables, feels like a farmhouse kitchen meeting a fine china cabinet. It celebrates the comfort of homemade soup and the beauty of a well-set table.

Rochard in the Kitchen

• A Rochard design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Fits china, kitchen, vegetable and food collections
• Pairs with teapot, coffee pot and dessert boxes

From Stove to Sideboard

Set it in a china cabinet beside real tureens and platters, on a kitchen shelf or on a dining room sideboard. It makes a warm present for a home cook famous for her soup, a chef, a culinary school graduate or a friend who hosts Sunday suppers. It also suits a collector of French tableware.

The Long Road From Clay

Porcelain has been made in Limoges since the late 1700s, after kaolin was found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. A tureen, of all shapes, is a fitting nod to the town's long history of fine tableware.