Striped Red and Gold Porcelain Purse Limoges Box
Red and gold stripes run down this little porcelain handbag, with painted flowers adding a soft finishing note. It is a hand-painted Limoges box made in Limoges, France, shaped to look like a dressy evening purse.
Dressed for an Evening Out
Red and gold is a pairing that always feels like a celebration, and on a purse shape it brings to mind a night at the theater or a holiday party. The flowers keep the stripes from feeling too strict.
A Handbag for the Shelf
- Hand-painted French porcelain from Limoges
- Belongs in a purse, handbag or fashion grouping
- Pairs with high heel, perfume and hat boxes
Vanity Fair
A dressing table, a mirrored tray or a bedroom shelf is the natural place for it. Because of its warm colors, it also looks right set out during the Christmas season. Consider it for a bridesmaid, a friend who loves fashion, or a birthday for someone who owns more handbags than she will admit.
A Very French Habit
Small porcelain boxes became fashionable in 18th-century France, when they held snuff, pills and beauty patches. Purse shapes carry on that tradition of tiny, decorative objects.