Rochard Nutcracker Ballet Theatre Limoges Box

The Nutcracker takes the stage in this hand-painted porcelain Limoges box, shaped as a little theatre. Rochard made it in Limoges, France, as a tribute to the ballet that fills concert halls every December.

Curtain Up on the Sugar Plum

Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker has become a holiday ritual for families everywhere, with Clara, the Mouse King and the Sugar Plum Fairy returning year after year. This box frames that magic inside a tiny playhouse, a way to keep the season's best evening out on a shelf long after the final bow.

Front Row for the Holidays

• A Rochard piece, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• A centerpiece for a Christmas ballet or theatre collection
• Pairs well with nutcracker soldier, ballet slipper and tutu boxes

An Encore Every December

Bring it out with the stockings and greenery, then set it on a piano, a mantel or a side table near the tree. It makes a lovely opening night present for a young dancer's family, a thank-you for a ballet teacher, or a holiday surprise for anyone who has never missed a Nutcracker performance in town.

Painted Where Porcelain Was Born

Limoges has been making porcelain since the late eighteenth century, when white kaolin clay was found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. Painters still add the colors by hand once the white porcelain has been fired.