La Gloriette Hand-Painted Limoges Porcelain Bell Pepper Trinket Box

Make:  La Gloriette (Limoges, France)

Model: Bell Pepper

Age:  Late 20th Century

Construction:  Porcelain, Bronze

Dimensions:  2 3/4"h x 2 1/4"" diam

Condition:  Excellent pre-owned condition. Flawless. Please see photos. 

Details:  Classic Limoges porcelain trinket box in the shape of a green bell pepper.  The box opens at just above the mid-point and is painted in varying shades of green with a small hand-painted bee just below the shoulder. The bronze frame is clasped with a bee. The interior is glazed white porcelain. The interior top of the box is signed in cursive "Peint Main Limoges France" above the La Gloriette logo of an open dormer window.  Small slip of paper inside notes August 18, 1995.