Description
Silent night. In a farmhouse in the Auvergne, the family has just come home from midnight Mass, cheeks pink from the cold, snow on their boots. Before anyone takes off a coat, the youngest child runs to the windowsill where the nativity stands, and places the baby in the manger, as she has been promised all through Advent. Her grandmother lights a candle beside it, and for a moment the whole kitchen is quiet.
This small nativity brings that same gentle reverence to any home. Its compact size makes it easy to display on a windowsill, a bedside table or a narrow mantel, and it makes a cherished present for a godchild, a newly married couple setting up their first Christmas, or a friend who holds dear the religious heart of the season. It also suits those who already have a large crèche and want a smaller scene for another room, perhaps a child’s bedroom.
What makes it special
- The Holy Family at the manger
- A small-scale nativity scene
- From the Limoges house Rochard
- Hinged in brass
- Approximately 2 x 1.75 x 2.25 inches
- Every figure brushed by hand onto French porcelain in Limoges
A peaceful keepsake to bring out each December and pass down through the family, one Christmas after another, until it becomes part of the season itself.
