Le Petit Prince Book Rochard Limoges Box

A copy of Le Petit Prince, the beloved French tale of a boy from a tiny asteroid, takes shape here as a porcelain book. Rochard made this Limoges box and painted it by hand in Limoges, France.

A Rose, a Fox, a Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote his story of the little prince, his rose and the fox during the Second World War, and it has since been translated into hundreds of languages. Turning that book into French porcelain feels just right, since both story and box come from France.

Tales for the Bookshelf

• A Rochard book design, hand-painted in Limoges
• Belongs with other literary, Paris and French culture pieces
• Fits a reader's shelf, a library nook or a nursery bookcase

For Readers of Every Age

It makes a thoughtful present for a French teacher, a librarian, a book club friend or new parents who want a classic on the nursery shelf. Readers who first met the little prince years ago tend to recognize it at once, and many keep it beside their own worn copy of the book.

Fired in the Heart of France

Limoges has produced porcelain since the late 1700s, after kaolin, a fine white clay, was found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768. That same local clay still shapes the porcelain behind boxes like this one.