Flat Square Joyeux Noel Christmas Limoges Box

Joyeux Noel, the French way of saying Merry Christmas, is the greeting on this flat, square porcelain box. It was hand-painted in Limoges, France, which makes the French message all the more fitting.

Merry Christmas, the French Way

Joyeux Noel has a lovely ring to it, and it brings a touch of Paris to holiday decorating. The flat square shape works almost like a little Christmas card made of porcelain.

Season's Greetings on the Shelf

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits a Christmas, French holiday or Noel collection
• Pairs with Santa, sleigh and Christmas tree boxes

Setting the Holiday Scene

Because it lies flat, it rests nicely on a coffee table, a holiday sideboard or a stack of Christmas books. It makes a thoughtful Secret Santa present, a thank-you to a holiday hostess, or a December surprise for a French teacher.

Anyone who has strolled a Christmas market in France will recognize the cheerful greeting at once, and the piece can bring those memories back every year when the decorations come out of the attic.