Rochard Green Egg Limoges Box in Gold with Perfume Bottle

Green with gold trim, this Rochard egg opens to show a single miniature perfume bottle tucked safely inside. It is hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France, a little surprise wrapped in a classic shape.

A Secret Inside the Shell

Eggs have stood for new beginnings for centuries, and the perfume bottle inside turns this one into a small reveal. Lift the lid and the bottle sits there like a jewel in a nest. Green and gold make a fresh, springlike pairing, and every line of trim is applied by hand, so each egg differs slightly from the next.

Spring Green on the Dressing Table

• A Rochard design from the perfume group
• Fits an egg, perfume or green themed collection
• Sits well on a vanity tray, a dresser or a bedside table

Easter Mornings and Birthdays

This egg makes a lovely Easter present, a Mother's Day surprise or a birthday gift for someone born in spring. Its single bottle keeps the shape trim and simple, a nice contrast to the fuller basket perfume sets. Display it near a mirror, where the gold can catch the light.

The idea of the small decorative box goes back to 18th-century France, when such pieces held snuff, pills and beauty patches. A perfume egg keeps that spirit of a private little pleasure alive today.