Row of Books with Bookends Limoges Box

A row of well-loved books stands between a pair of bookends on this hand-painted porcelain Limoges box. It was made in Limoges, France, for anyone whose idea of a perfect evening involves a good chapter and a quiet lamp.

Between the Bookends

Every reader has a shelf of favorites, held upright and ready to be pulled out again. The spines and the bookends are painted by hand, so the colors and small details differ a little from box to box, just like a real library shelf.

For the Well Read

It is a thoughtful thank-you for a librarian, a retirement nod for an English teacher, or a congratulation for a newly published author. Book club hosts, bookshop owners and graduate students finishing a thesis will all appreciate it.

On the Reading Shelf

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Belongs in a book, library or study collection
• Pairs with typewriter, reading glasses and globe boxes

A Long Story in Porcelain

Small porcelain boxes became fashionable in 18th-century France for holding snuff, pills and beauty patches. This one belongs to that same long tradition, and it looks perfectly at home on a desk, a nightstand or a real bookshelf.