Paris Newsstand Hand-Painted Limoges Box

A Paris newsstand, the kind that lines the boulevards with papers, magazines and postcards, stands in miniature as a hand-painted porcelain box. It was made in Limoges, France, and it captures a little piece of everyday Parisian life.

Morning Headlines on the Boulevard

The kiosks of Paris have sold news and gossip to passersby for well over a century, their rounded shapes and painted panels as familiar as the cafes nearby. This one is painted by hand, so the colors and fine details vary a little from box to box.

Strolling the Rive Gauche

It belongs on a shelf with an Eiffel Tower, a cafe table or a red phone booth from London, a little tour of European city streets. Readers and writers enjoy it on a desk beside a stack of newspapers or a French grammar book.

Souvenirs of the City of Light

• Hand-painted porcelain made in Limoges, France
• Fits Paris, France and travel collections
• Pairs with Eiffel Tower and cafe pieces

Give it to a journalist on retirement, a student just back from a semester in Paris, or a couple who honeymooned along the Seine. It also suits a Francophile who reads Le Monde with morning coffee, or a friend planning that long-dreamed trip to Paris next spring. Every glance at it brings back the smell of fresh croissants and the bustle of the boulevard.