Blue Marble Pen Shaped Porcelain Limoges Box

Here is a ballpoint pen that will never run out of ink, because it is made of porcelain and painted to look like polished blue marble. This decorative Limoges box was formed and hand-painted in Limoges, France, purely for display.

The Pen Is Mightier in Porcelain

The long, slim pen shape is an unusual one for a Limoges box, and that is half its appeal. The swirling blue marble finish recalls the fine desk pens once given at milestones, the kind that came out only for signing something important. Here the joke is gentle: it looks ready to write a letter, yet it belongs on a shelf.

For the Writing Desk Crowd

• Painted by hand on porcelain in Limoges, France
• Fits a writing, office or professional-themed collection
• Partners with the dark green marble pen for a matched pair

Signing Off on a Milestone

It makes a clever keepsake for a graduation, a promotion, a book launch or a first day at a new firm. Lawyers, authors, teachers and journalists tend to appreciate the nod to their work. Place it beside a real pen cup on the desk and see how long it takes a visitor to notice, or lay it across a small tray on a bookshelf next to a stack of favorite novels.