Description
Hold it up to the light and the village seems to wake. Rooftops heavy with snow, a church spire, windows glowing gold, perhaps a lane winding between the houses toward a square where someone has put up a tree. Children who see it always ask the same question: who lives there? And the grown-ups always invent an answer, a baker, a clockmaker, a widow with seven cats.
That invitation to wonder is what makes this ornament-shaped box so special. It suits anyone who collects Christmas villages, a friend who grew up in a small town, or a traveler who has wandered through European Christmas markets. Rest it in a bowl among real glass baubles, or set it alone on a little stand where its painted village can be admired from every side. Turn it slowly in your hand and new corners of the village seem to appear.
About this piece
- Shaped as a round Christmas ball ornament
- Painted with a wintry Christmas village scene
- Opens on a hinged lid
- Crafted and painted by hand from Limoges porcelain, France
- A natural companion to a Christmas village or bauble collection
- Rounded on every side, so it looks lovely from any angle
- Captures the storybook feeling of a European Christmas market town
Give it to someone who always says their favorite part of Christmas is the lights. They will find themselves inventing stories about the tiny village for years.
