Rochard Sommelier Waiter Limoges Box on Wine Barrel

Standing tall on a wine barrel, the sommelier waiter looks ready to recommend a vintage. Rochard made this hand-painted porcelain Limoges box in Limoges, France, as a salute to the art of serving wine.

A Steward for the Cellar

In fine French restaurants the sommelier guides each guest through the wine list, matching bottles to dishes with real expertise. Setting the figure on a barrel connects him to the cellars and vineyards where every great wine begins, a scene any wine fan will recognize.

Poured From the Rochard Cellar

• A Rochard piece, painted by hand in Limoges, France
• Fits a wine, restaurant or professions collection
• Pairs well with wine bottle, grape cluster and corkscrew boxes

Near the Bar Cart

Give it a place beside a wine rack, on a bar cart or in a tasting room where guests gather. It makes a fine present for a newly certified sommelier, a restaurant owner celebrating an opening, a waiter retiring after years of service, or the friend who always chooses the wine at dinner. A wine club host will find plenty of conversations starting around it.