Retired Seahorse Porcelain Limoges Box

A seahorse, one of the ocean's most curious and graceful creatures, is the subject of this retired porcelain design. It is a hand-painted Limoges box made in Limoges, France, a little treasure from the deep for a seaside collection.

Drifting Through the Kelp

Seahorses swim upright, curl their tails around sea grass to hold steady, and are famous because the fathers carry the young. That storybook quality makes them a favorite subject for coastal decor. This piece is a retired design, so it comes from an earlier chapter of Limoges box making.

Treasures From the Tide Line

• A retired design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Fits an ocean, beach house or sea life collection
• Pairs with starfish, shell and sailboat boxes

Bring the Shore Home

Set it on a bathroom shelf with sea glass, on a beach house windowsill, or in a curio of shells gathered on summer trips. It suits a marine biologist, a scuba diver, an aquarium volunteer or a friend who just bought a place by the water. Father's Day is a fun occasion too, given the seahorse dad's famous role.

Many Limoges boxes are painted by hand after the white porcelain has been fired, and ocean subjects like this one have long been a collector favorite.