Purple Flowered Green Purse Limoges Box

Purple flowers on a leafy green purse make a color pairing you would expect in a spring border, not on a handbag. This is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box, made in Limoges, France, in the shape of a little lady's purse.

Violets in the Garden Bed

The green body reads like foliage, and the purple blooms sit on it the way violets and lilacs sit against their leaves. That garden logic is what makes the colors work together. It feels fresh and a bit unexpected next to the pinks and blues that fill most purse collections.

Lilac Season Gifting

It suits a friend whose favorite color is purple, a gardener's birthday in April or May, or a thank you for a spring luncheon host. Place it near a vase of fresh flowers on a hall table, or on a bright kitchen shelf.

Grouping Ideas

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Pairs with lilac, violet and lavender pieces
• Sits well beside the green purse painted with purple roses

Each flower is painted freehand, so small variations in the petals are part of the charm.