Paris 2000 Fireworks Millennium Limoges Box

Bursts of fireworks over Paris mark the arrival of the year 2000 on this souvenir piece, made in the form of a little shirt. Painters in Limoges, France, decorated this hand-painted porcelain Limoges box to remember the night the City of Light welcomed a new millennium.

Midnight in the City of Light

When the clocks struck twelve on January 1, 2000, Paris put on one of the most famous fireworks shows in the world, with crowds packed along the Seine and the Champ de Mars. This shirt-shaped keepsake turns that celebration into a small, wearable-looking memento, the kind of souvenir a traveler might bring home from a once-in-a-lifetime New Year.

Fireworks for the Curio Cabinet

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Belongs in a Paris, French travel or millennium collection
• Pairs well with Eiffel Tower, champagne and New Year pieces

Counting Down Again

Bring it out each December 31 as part of a New Year's Eve table, or keep it on a travel shelf beside postcards and maps of Paris. It is a fun present for someone who rang in 2000 in France, a couple celebrating a milestone birthday that year, or anyone who dreams of seeing the fireworks over the Seine.