Village, Church and Town Limoges Boxes
Village, church and town Limoges boxes build a small main street on the shelf. A white wedding church and a brown roofed church with a removable Bible anchor the square. Nearby stand a snowy cottage, a lighthouse in town and a medieval village crowned by its castle.
Mailboxes turn up often in this group, painted with wisteria, a yellow bird, a seaside landscape or the American flag. A train threads through a mountain tunnel and another climbs past a snowy village. Dickens carolers sing beside a lamp post that rings as a bell. The town goes abroad as well, with a French bistro cafe table, a Paris street kiosk, a Champs Elysees sign and the Trevi Fountain in Rome. A New York City taxi and a box of Manhattan landmarks bring the city in. Each piece is porcelain from Limoges, France, painted by hand with a hinged lid. Add a building each year and the town grows with the family. A church box marks a wedding or baptism, while a mailbox says welcome to a new house.
