Porcelain Senorita Pastry on a Plate Limoges Box

A layered Senorita pastry rests on its own little plate, ready for a fork that will never come. This porcelain dessert box is hand-painted in Limoges, France, with the pastry and plate together forming the piece.

A Slice From the Patisserie Window

The layers of the pastry are painted one by one to look like a real slice from a bakery case, and the plate beneath gives it the feel of a dessert just served. It is the sort of piece that makes people smile and then ask where you found it.

The Dessert Course

Food boxes make one of the most cheerful groupings in Limoges collecting. This pastry sits happily beside cupcake, cake slice, macaron, teapot and coffee cup pieces, and it adds a sweet note to a shelf of kitchen themed boxes.

Sweet Spots to Set It

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Right at home on a kitchen shelf, a dining room hutch or a coffee bar
• A fun present for a pastry chef, a home baker or a birthday

It also makes a clever thank-you for the friend who always brings dessert, and a fitting way to mark the opening of a bakery or cafe. Calorie-free, as collectors like to point out.