Limoges Double Perfume Box with Dark Blue Roses

Two perfume shapes joined side by side make up this porcelain box, and both are covered in roses painted a deep, inky blue. It is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box made in Limoges, France, with the look of a matched pair of scent bottles waiting on a vanity.

Roses at Midnight

Most floral Limoges pieces lean on pink, red or cream, so a rose in dark blue reads as a deliberate, moody choice. The color settles into the white porcelain like ink on fine paper, and the double perfume outline gives the painter two rounded surfaces to fill with blooms instead of one.

A Pair for the Vanity

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Belongs with perfume bottle, vanity and rose-themed pieces
• Pairs well with silver brushes, crystal atomizers or a mirrored tray

Twin Bottles, One Story

Set it on a dressing table where the morning light reaches it, or at the center of a glass shelf of perfume shapes. Because it suggests two bottles, it makes a natural present for sisters, for a mother and daughter, or for a couple marking an anniversary. A bride who chose blue for her wedding colors may also find it a fitting keepsake from the day.

Fired in the Heart of the Limousin

Limoges sits in the Limousin region of central France, where porcelain has been fired since the late 1700s. The local kaolin, a fine white clay found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768, is what made the city's hard-paste porcelain possible.