The Limoge box is a porcelain box made by a true artist that dates back to the renaissance days and was a form of artwork that was affordable as per the materials used but, cost lifted to extremes only once the design came into play.

Norooz Limoges Boxes was one of the box types created for the Iranian community to celebrate the Iranian new year and the first day of spring as these celebrations lasted for 17 days, and for some, it was a very important part of the year.

The idea behind a Limoge box started with seeking a small enough box to contain pills and other forms of tablets to carry around in a lady’s purse and also for snuff for guys.

With the art form reaching its peak and demands for certain types to be made especially from royalty, it drove the prices and designs through the roof.

Hence the fact it now is considered an art form as per the detail that goes into these specific designs and sometimes the designs required the use of valuable or rare materials to be part of it.

Norooz Limoges Boxes came also in many different designs and prints, even their versions of the Faberge’ eggs which the Iranian Elite considered so valuable, it was never again set up to be resold but rather handed down from one generation to the next.

The only ones that did come onto the market were those that were handed down to a family member who either did not care about the emotional value or the actual rarity value and just dumped it onto the market for reselling, oh and yes those who went through the financial crisis and this was a good enough product to re-sell to help out when needed.

But even with these little or rare occasions where it did hit the market, it was not even a pinprick in the amounts out there as they’re held onto tightly by their owners as the specific Nowruz festival is a very important day (17 to be exact) and the celebrations and the Norooz Limoges Boxes as gifts exchanged in this time is of very religious as well as personal importance.

So if you ever get a chance or opportunity to view one, savor it as it is not just valuable financially but visually as well.

And if ever, though one in a billion chance, you get a chance to buy one of these, go for it.

Not only is it a valuable timepiece in history but invaluable financially and you will never get a chance to purchase one again.

Please note Norooz though pronounced as it is spelled here, it is actually spelled Nowruz.