Classic Pocket Watch Shaped Porcelain Limoges Box

Shaped as a classic pocket watch, this porcelain box recalls the days when a fine timepiece hung from a waistcoat chain. Painters in Limoges, France, decorated it by hand as a Limoges box with old-world style.

A Timepiece for the Shelf

Before wristwatches took over, the pocket watch was a prized possession, often engraved and passed from father to son. Its round case and familiar face make it an elegant subject for porcelain, a nod to railroad conductors, bankers and gentlemen of an earlier age. Many families still have a grandfather's watch tucked in a drawer.

Gentleman's Desk Companions

• Hand-painted porcelain made in Limoges, France
• Suits a watch, clock or gentleman's collection
• Pairs with cigar, fountain pen and golf pieces

Right on Time

Present it at a retirement party, a graduation or a groomsmen's lunch, or give it for a milestone birthday. It sits handsomely on a desk, a dresser valet or a bookshelf in the study.

Fired for Strength

Limoges porcelain is a hard-paste porcelain, fired at very high temperatures until it is dense and durable. Many pieces are then painted by hand after that firing, and any metal mounts are fitted by hand as well.