Oval Gold Limoges Box Figurine with Painted Grapes

Clusters of grapes ripen across a warm gold ground on this oval Rochard box. Fruit and leaves are hand-painted on porcelain in Limoges, France, giving the piece the feel of a vineyard at harvest.

Harvest in the Vineyard

Grapes have decorated French tableware for centuries, and they look especially rich against gold. Rochard places the fruit on an oval, so the design reads like a little painted panel rather than a figure. Since each box is finished by hand, the grapes and leaves vary a little from piece to piece.

Uncorked and On Display

• A Rochard fruit design
• Belongs with wine, vineyard, fruit or kitchen boxes
• Looks right on a bar cart, a sideboard or near a decanter

Toasts and Thank-Yous

This is an easy choice for a wine club friend, a sommelier or the host who always opens the good bottle. It also marks a trip to Bordeaux, Burgundy or Napa, or a wedding held at a winery. Set it on a wine rack shelf or a dining room hutch, where the gold catches candlelight during dinner.

Porcelain has been made in Limoges since the late 1700s, so a grape box from this workshop carries two proud French traditions at once.