French Baguette Bread Porcelain Limoges Box

A long, golden baguette, the everyday bread of France, is shaped here in porcelain. It is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box made in Limoges, France, which makes it about as French a subject as a Limoges box can have.

Fresh From the Boulangerie

In France, the baguette is bought fresh every morning and often eaten before it reaches home. This miniature celebrates that ritual with a crust painted to look just out of the oven. It is a fun, food themed piece with a strong sense of place.

The French Table

• Limoges porcelain, painted by hand
• Fits a French food, bakery or Paris collection
• Pairs with the wine and bread picnic basket box

Crust and Kaolin

Porcelain has been made in Limoges since the late 1700s, after kaolin was found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768, so a baguette is a fitting subject for a box made in the heart of France. Give it to a home baker, a bakery owner, a French teacher or a Francophile, or set it beside the Paris puzzle box for a French themed shelf.