Blue Heart Shaped Perfume Bottle Limoges Box

A blue heart borrows the look of a perfume bottle here, joining two favorite vanity subjects in one porcelain piece. It is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box from Limoges, France, sweet enough for a sweetheart and refined enough for a formal dressing room.

A Heart Full of Fragrance

Hearts have long been a beloved Limoges shape, and dressing one as a scent bottle gives it a romantic, old world air. The bottle styling is decorative porcelain, so think of it as a tribute to perfume rather than a place to pour it. The blue color keeps it cool and calm, a nice change from the usual reds and pinks of Valentine pieces.

Love Notes in Blue

• Painted by hand in Limoges, France
• Fits a heart, perfume bottle or blue color grouping
• Sits handsomely among crystal bottles on a vanity tray

From the Kilns of Haute Vienne

Limoges has been producing porcelain since the late 1700s, after deposits of fine white kaolin were found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768. Boxes like this one are still painted by hand once the white porcelain has been fired. Give it for Valentine's Day, an anniversary or a birthday when a red heart feels too obvious.