Presents and Stockings Limoges Boxes
Presents and stockings Limoges boxes are the gift that looks like a gift, which saves you the wrapping paper. Wrapped presents come in red, pink, pastel blue and purple, tied with gold bows and painted with moons, stars, holly and mistletoe, each one Hand-Painted porcelain from Limoges, France, with the lid lifting where the ribbon meets. Many hold a small porcelain surprise of their own. Santa is busy throughout this group. He sits with his bag of presents, hands them out by the tree, rides a red sleigh with a removable present and loads another sleigh to the rails, while a sack of toys and a Christmas bag full of gifts wait nearby.
Letters to Santa from Artoria and Rochard carry the wish lists, and Joyeux Noel and Happy Holidays boxes spell out the greeting. Some presents come with a stowaway. A terrier, a puppy and a dog in a blue present peek out over the bows, kittens fill a Christmas boot, and teddy bears gather around a tree of gifts. Stocking boots hang from Santa's workshop and from a mistletoe snow boot. Baby's First Christmas presents in pink and blue mark the newest name on the mantel, and a small box under the tree makes a fine place to hide a ring, a watch or a pair of cufflinks.
