Shopping Bag with Newspaper Porcelain Limoges Box

A paper shopping bag, with the day's newspaper poking out of the top, sums up a busy morning of errands in a single small shape. It is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box from Limoges, France, and a retired design.

Errands Before Noon

There is something very city about this subject: a bag from the corner shop, the paper tucked in for later, a coffee probably waiting somewhere. It is an everyday object most people never think twice about, which is exactly why it makes such an amusing box. The painted newspaper adds a small touch of story.

Headlines and Handbags

• A retired design, painted by hand in France
• Fits a fashion, shopping or city life themed shelf
• Sits well with purse, shoe and hat shaped boxes

For the Morning Paper Crowd

Give it to the friend who still reads a printed paper over breakfast, the journalist in the family, or the shopper who never comes home empty-handed. It also makes a clever housewarming idea for someone who just moved to a new neighborhood with good shops nearby.

Out of the Kiln

Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain, fired at very high heat, which gives it a bright white body for painting. That clean surface lets everyday subjects like a paper bag look crisp and lively.