Retired Coffee Pot and Cake Porcelain Limoges Box

A coffee pot and a slice of cake share the spotlight here, as if someone just set out an afternoon treat for a friend. This retired design is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box, made in Limoges, France.

Four O'Clock Coffee Break

Coffee and cake is a ritual in plenty of homes, from the French gouter to the American church social. The pot and the dessert are painted together as a small tabletop scene, warm and inviting. It looks right at home in a kitchen, but it would cheer up an office desk just as well.

A Slice of the Collection

• A retired design, hand-painted on Limoges porcelain
• Goes with dessert, teatime and china themed boxes
• Looks good alongside teapot and cupcake subjects

Setting the Dessert Table

Place it in a china cabinet beside real cups and saucers, on a coffee bar, or on the shelf above a bakery-style counter. It suits a home baker, a coffee shop owner, a book club host or a friend who never says no to a second slice. Bring it along as a thank-you after a long, happy afternoon visit.

Because this design was retired, a piece like this gives a dessert shelf something a little out of the ordinary.