Rochard Round Limoges Box with Grapes on Gold

Clusters of grapes on a gleaming gold ground turn this round box into a small salute to the harvest. Rochard paints it by hand in Limoges, France, a porcelain Limoges box with the warmth of a vineyard in late September.

From the Vine to the Sideboard

Grapes are one of the oldest motifs in French decorative art, and gold gives them a festive glow. The round shape keeps things classic, so the fruit and the gilded background do all the talking. Every piece is brushed by hand, so the grapes and the gold carry small natural variations.

Uncorking a Collection

• A Rochard round box from Limoges, France
• Fits a wine, vineyard, fruit or harvest collection
• Pairs with wine bottle, cheese and picnic basket boxes

Toasts Worth Remembering

It makes a fine thank-you for a dinner party host, a token for a wine club friend, or a memento of a trip through Bordeaux, Burgundy or Napa. Give it for a harvest season birthday or a vintner's retirement, then watch it find a place on the dining room sideboard, a bar cart or a shelf in the wine cellar. Among a fall display of pumpkins and leaves it adds a touch of gold.