Artist Paint Palette with Brush Porcelain Limoges Box

An artist's palette dotted with watercolors, with a paint brush laid across it, captures the moment just before the first stroke hits the canvas. The palette and brush were shaped in porcelain and painted by hand in Limoges, France, as a single Limoges box.

A Palette Painted by Hand

There is a happy irony in this piece: a painter's palette whose own colors were applied with a brush by a Limoges artisan. The dabs of paint and the brush make it instantly recognizable to anyone who has spent time at an easel.

From Easel to Shelf

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Belongs in a fine art, painting or hobby collection
• Pairs well with easel, artist beret and paint tube pieces

Brushstrokes of Thanks

Give it to an art teacher at the end of the school year, a student finishing an art degree, or a friend whose first gallery show just opened. It also suits a retiree who has finally signed up for that watercolor class, or a museum docent who loves to talk about painters.

In a studio it fits on a windowsill beside jars of real brushes, and in a living room it looks right on a bookshelf with art books and a small framed sketch. It is a quiet nod to the creative life wherever it lands.