trinket limoges boxes

Limoges porcelain collectible boxes are hand painted porcelain boxes made from high-quality white porcelain in Limoges - France. Porcelain trinket boxes have been made in Limoges since the 18th Century and first became famous as snuff boxes. Today keepsake boxes are still produced and vintage Limoges porcelain remains highly collectible.

Limoges French Porcelain

French porcelain has always been highly regarded. Still, when kaolin deposits were discovered near Limoges in the 18th century the area quickly became one of the centers of hand-painted porcelain production in France. Limoges Kaolin is a very pure white clay that makes the porcelain white and perfect for decorating. Prior to the discovery of Kaolin in France the French primarily made soft-paste porcelain that was not as durable and fired at lower temperatures.

French Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain fired at high...