Artoria Windmill on Grass Limoges Box

A windmill stands on a patch of green grass in this Artoria piece, bringing the quiet of the countryside to a porcelain box. It is a hand-painted Limoges box made in Limoges, France, and a retired design.

Sails Turning Over the Fields

Windmills once ground grain all across rural France and the Low Countries, their sails turning in the open fields. Artoria captures that pastoral scene here, setting the mill on its own grassy base so it looks ready for a breezy day.

The Artoria Touch

Artoria is known among collectors for detailed architectural and travel subjects, and its retired designs are pieces people watch for. Finding a windmill in that line is a pleasant surprise for anyone building a countryside or landmark shelf.

Country Lanes and Canals

• An Artoria piece and a retired design
• Fits a travel, countryside or Holland themed collection
• Pairs with farmhouse, barn, tulip and wooden shoe boxes

Place it in a curio cabinet beside other buildings to build a little village, or on a sunny windowsill where real light falls across the grass. It makes a lovely memento for someone back from a trip through Holland or Provence, or a quiet retirement present for a farmer, a miller's descendant or a garden club member.