Tower of London Castle Limoges Box in Porcelain

The towers and battlements of the Tower of London rise in miniature on this porcelain box, shaped after one of Britain's most storied castles. Painters in Limoges, France, gave this Limoges box its color by hand, stone by painted stone.

Nine Centuries on the Thames

William the Conqueror began the White Tower in the 1070s, and over the centuries the fortress served as royal palace, prison, armory and treasury. Today it guards the Crown Jewels and is watched over by the famous Yeoman Warders and resident ravens. That long history gives this porcelain castle a story worth telling to every visitor who spots it on the shelf.

Royal Pairings

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits a British travel, castle or landmark collection
• Pairs with Big Ben, double-decker bus and crown pieces

A Souvenir of London Town

Give it to an Anglophile, a history buff, or a traveler just home from a trip to London. It sits well on a library shelf, next to a teapot collection, or among other world landmarks in a curio cabinet, and makes a fine retirement present for a teacher of British history.