Stiletto High Heel Shoe Limoges Box by Rochard

A stiletto high heel stands at center stage on this Rochard porcelain box, all slim lines and a dangerously tall heel. It is a Limoges box hand-painted in Limoges, France, for anyone who has ever bought a pair of shoes just to look at them.

Heels Over Head

The shoe box and stilettos theme plays on that moment of lifting the lid on a new pair. Rochard keeps the silhouette sharp and the painting clean, so the piece reads as fashion first. It makes a confident little accent on a vanity or a closet shelf, where real heels may be lined up nearby.

Dressed for the Gala

Give it to a bride before the wedding, a graduate heading to her first job, a fashion student, or a friend who owns more heels than she will admit. It works for a fortieth birthday, a promotion or a girls' night out, and boutique owners and stylists tend to keep one on the counter. Paired with a compact or a lipstick piece, it makes a little runway display.

The Fashion Shelf

• A Rochard piece, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Sits beside handbag, hat box, perfume and lipstick subjects
• Suits a shoe, fashion or vanity themed collection

Small porcelain boxes became the fashion in eighteenth-century France, when stylish people carried snuff and beauty patches in them.