Apricot Flan with Almonds Porcelain Limoges Box

A golden apricot flan set in creamy custard and finished with almonds looks fresh from a Paris patisserie in this porcelain box. It is a hand-painted Limoges box made in Limoges, France, and it may well be the only dessert that never goes stale.

Fresh from the Patisserie

Apricot flan is a classic of French bakeries, a tart of sweet fruit over smooth custard, often scattered with toasted almonds. This piece captures the dessert in porcelain, with the fruit, custard and nuts all painted by hand. It brings to mind a long Sunday lunch in a French village with coffee and something sweet to finish.

Dessert Table Company

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits a food, pastry or French kitchen collection
• Pairs with croissant, macaron and teacup pieces

Gifts for Bakers

It makes a charming gift for a pastry chef, a home baker, a culinary school graduate, or a friend who just returned from France. Set it on a kitchen hutch beside cake stands, on a dining room sideboard, or in a curio cabinet with other dessert pieces. Anyone who has stood at a bakery window deciding between tarts will understand its appeal.