White Wine Barrel with Grapes Limoges Box

Clusters of grapes trail over a white wine barrel on this hand-painted porcelain Limoges box. Made in Limoges, France, it brings the feel of a cellar at harvest time to a small and easy-to-place piece.

From the Vine to the Barrel

Grapes ripen, get picked and pressed, and the young wine rests in barrels until it is ready. This box sums up that whole journey in one shape. Painting the barrel white lets the grapes stand out, so the fruit becomes the star of the piece.

Cellar Door Pairings

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• A good match for corked bottle, corkscrew and champagne boxes
• Suits a vineyard, harvest or kitchen collection

Harvest Table Moments

Place it on a kitchen island, a dining room hutch or a shelf in a home wine cellar. In the fall it slips easily into a harvest table centerpiece with candles and a few real grape leaves. It suits a host who loves to pour for friends, a couple who met at a winery, or a traveler just back from a tasting tour in Napa or Bordeaux. It also makes a cheerful thank-you for the friend who always brings the bottle to dinner, and it looks just as good beside a cookbook stand as it does next to the wine rack.