Description: This auction is for a lovely, authentic, hand made Limoges box in the shape of a miniature heart. This is a tiny jewel of a box! It is deep yellow, and has flower decoration in magenta, orange, blue and green. The painting on this tiny box is absolutely superb! This would make a perfect gift for Valentine's day! Size: About 1.6" long and 1.6" across. About 1.2" tall. On the bottom, it is stamped Peint Main (hand painted) Limoges, France. Not signed or numbered. This was made by French Accents, one of the premiere Limoges Ateliers of the day. As you know, authentic boxes from Limoges France are very hard to find, as the market has been flooded with cheap imitations. We stand by the quality and authenticity of all of our boxes, and each one comes with a certificate of authenticity. Good Luck, and happy bidding! The Limoges Box is type of small hinged porcelain trinket box produced by Limoges porcelain factories near the city of Limoges, France. They are made of hard paste porcelain and collected worldwide. Limoges porcelain boxes were first created in the mid-18th century after Jacques Turgot, Finance Minister of King Louis XVI, gave a Royal edict to the city of Limoges, France the exclusive right to produce Royal Limoges porcelain for the Kingdom of France. The first Limoges trinket boxes were long narrow containers that were created for expensive needles. From here, other shapes of Limoges porcelain boxes evolved. The earliest were those that held thimbles and embroidery scissors and then round flat Limoges boxes were formed and used as powder boxes, and/or snuff boxes. Under Louis XIV these small boxes were used to hold a lock of lady's hair or small poem.
Price: 119 USD
Location: Lake Elsinore, California
End Time: 2024-12-31T04:54:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Material: Porcelain
Pattern: Flower
Type: Trinket Box
Brand: Limoges
Time Period Manufactured: 2000-2009
