White Grand Piano Limoges Box with Painted Keys

Picture a concert grand shrunk down to tabletop scale, its white case gleaming and its row of white keys painted along the front. This hand-painted porcelain Limoges box was made in Limoges, France, and it hides a small compartment inside the piano body.

Ivory Keys in Miniature

The grand piano is one of the most recognizable shapes in music, and the white finish here gives it the look of a recital hall instrument under stage lights. The keyboard is the detail that draws people closer, laid out in paint across the front edge.

Encore for the Music Room

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Anchors a music, instrument or concert hall grouping
• Pairs nicely with violin, harp and sheet music pieces

A Bow After the Recital

Many piano teachers keep a small shelf of musical keepsakes in the studio, and this one belongs right in the middle of it. It also makes a thoughtful thank you after years of lessons, a congratulations for a first recital, or a memento for a conservatory graduate. Set it on top of an upright, beside the metronome, and it becomes a little echo of the instrument below.

White porcelain suits the subject well, since the clean finish lets the painted keys do the talking. Anyone who has spent hours practicing scales will recognize the shape at a glance.