Description
Long before chocolate eggs filled the shops, families across France decorated real ones for Easter, dyeing them with onion skins and beetroot and tying them with ribbon. In one village in Burgundy, the tradition lives on. Every Holy Saturday the children gather in the kitchen with paint and scraps of lace, and every year their great-grandmother judges the results with enormous seriousness, awarding a prize to the prettiest egg of all.
This porcelain egg would win that contest easily. Painted in vibrant colours and finished with a bow, it opens to reveal a small compartment inside, perfect for hiding a tiny surprise. It makes a lovely Easter gift for a goddaughter, a grandmother, a teacher or a new baby celebrating a first spring. Displayed in a bowl among real painted eggs, or on its own on a windowsill, it adds instant festive cheer.
A closer look
- An egg shape in bright colours, decorated with a bow
- Opens to reveal a petite compartment
- Measures about 1.75″ x 1.75″ x 2.75″
- A festive gift for Easter
- Made in Limoges by Rochard
- Its bright colours added by hand in France
Hide a pair of earrings or a gold coin inside for an Easter morning surprise. Unlike its chocolate cousins, this egg will be around for many springs to come, a little heirloom that returns to the table each Easter.
