Green Candlestick Porcelain Limoges Box

A green candlestick, recalling the days when candlelight lit every evening, is reimagined here in porcelain. It is a hand-painted Limoges box, shaped and decorated in Limoges, France.

By Candlelight

Candlesticks have a quiet romance about them, calling up long dinners, winter evenings and the soft glow of a room before lamps took over. This piece captures that mood without a flame in sight, and the green color gives it a fresh look that works well beyond the holidays.

Lighting Up a Collection

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Suits a home decor, dining or candle themed grouping
• Adds a warm note to a winter holiday shelf

For the Host Who Sets a Table

It suits a friend who never serves dinner without candles, a newlywed couple furnishing a dining room, or anyone with a soft spot for antique brass and pewter candleholders. Place it on a mantel, a dining sideboard or a bedside table for an evening touch.

Small porcelain boxes became fashionable in 18th-century France, when they held snuff, pills and beauty patches, and they have kept their appeal ever since. This candlestick shows how far the subjects have wandered from those early snuffboxes.