Limoges France Green Bell Pepper Porcelain Trinket Box – Hand-Painted – Bee Clasp – Signed & Dated ’98

Beautiful Limoges France porcelain trinket box designed in the shape of a green bell pepper, featuring a rich emerald-green glaze, sculpted details, and ornate antique brass-tone metal fittings.

The realistic bell pepper design features rounded, dimensional lobes, a raised stem, and subtle variations in the glossy green finish.

An intricately patterned metal band surrounds the center of the box, featuring a decorative three-dimensional bee-shaped clasp. The hinged lid opens to reveal a white glazed porcelain interior.

The interior is hand-marked "Peint Main," "Limoges France," and includes artist initials and a handwritten ’98 date, believed to indicate 1998. The artist's identity has not been independently verified.

Item Details:

• Type: Collectible porcelain hinged trinket box

• Origin: Limoges, France, as marked

• Design: Green bell pepper

• Material: Glazed porcelain with metal fittings

• Color: Deep emerald green

• Finish: Glossy with subtle mottled shading

• Decoration: Hand-painted

• Closure: Hinged lid with decorative bee clasp

• Interior: White glazed porcelain

• Markings: Peint Main, Limoges France, handwritten initials, and ’98

• Date: Believed to be 1998, based on handwritten marking

Condition:

Pre-owned and in good overall visual condition. The porcelain retains its attractive glossy green finish, and the ornate metal fittings display an antiqued appearance.

The hinged lid opens as shown in the photographs. No obvious chips, cracks, or repairs are visible in the provided images. Minor surface wear or natural variations in the glaze may be present.

Please review all photographs carefully, including the close-ups of the interior markings, metal fittings, and porcelain surfaces, as they form part of the description.

Included: One Limoges France green bell pepper porcelain trinket box. No original box or paperwork is pictured.

A distinctive addition to a Limoges porcelain collection, miniature hinged trinket box collection, French kitchen decor display, or vegetable-themed collectible assortment.