Description
Twelve avenues meet at the Étoile, and every single one of them seems to be honking at once. In the middle of the swirling traffic stands the Arc de Triomphe, calm and pale against the evening sky, as unbothered by the scooters as an old aristocrat by the weather.
Lucie climbed its two hundred and eighty-four steps on her first trip to Paris, out of breath and laughing, and at the top she looked out over the city spread below her like a map: the Champs-Élysées running straight to the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower glinting to the south. This porcelain Arc de Triomphe brings that view home in miniature, its stonework rendered in intricate hand-painted detail. Give it to a traveler, a student of French history, a couple who honeymooned in Paris, or a Francophile who keeps a guidebook on the nightstand. Display it beside other Parisian landmarks or proudly on its own.
At a glance
- The Arc de Triomphe in miniature
- Intricate hand-painted details on the arch and its carvings
- Measures 2 x 1.5 x 2 inches
- Made by Rochard
- Limoges porcelain from France, every sculpted frieze picked out with a brush
A handsome bon voyage gift before a first trip to Paris, or a souvenir for someone who has just come home and already misses the city. Set it on a desk and let it remind them that every day can hold a small triumph.
