Small Watermelon Porcelain Limoges Box

Made in a smaller size, this porcelain watermelon brings the taste of a July picnic to any shelf. The melon is a Limoges box, formed in Limoges, France, with its green rind and summery colors applied by hand.

Picnic Season

Watermelon is the fruit of backyard barbecues, county fairs and seed-spitting contests on the porch. This little version captures that carefree feeling, and the smaller scale lets it tuck in among other fruit without crowding them.

Summertime Gifting

It makes a cheerful present for a July birthday, a Fourth of July hostess, a farmer who grows melons, or a family that spends every summer at the lake. Set it on a kitchen windowsill, a picnic-themed shelf, or a porch table beside a pitcher of lemonade. In winter, it serves as a small reminder that warm days are on the way.

Fruit Stand Partners

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Groups with lemon, lime, fruit basket and picnic pieces
• Fits a summer, fruit or picnic collection

From Clay to Color

Porcelain has been made in Limoges since the late 1700s, after fine white kaolin clay was located near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768.