Christmas Letter to Santa Porcelain Limoges Box

Every December wish list starts somewhere, and this porcelain box is built around the oldest one of all, the letter to Santa. The porcelain was shaped, fired and painted by hand in Limoges, France, the town that gave these boxes their name.

Dear Santa, Please Bring

Few holiday traditions are as personal as sitting down with a pencil to tell the North Pole what you hope to find under the tree. This piece captures that moment in porcelain, turning a scrap of paper and a lot of hope into something that comes back out of the holiday bins every year.

Filed Under Christmas Eve

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Joins Santa, sleigh, reindeer and chimney pieces in a holiday grouping
• Adds a storybook note to a seasonal shelf or advent display

Mailed Straight to the Mantel

Set it beside the stockings, on a hall table near the tree, or among cookie tins on the kitchen counter. It makes a warm present for grandparents who still keep the family letters, for a first Christmas in a new home, or for anyone who never quite stopped believing. Many owners leave it out from Thanksgiving weekend until the decorations come down in January.

Because the painting is done by hand, the colors on one box can differ a little from the next, which gives each piece its own character.