Description
‘Neatest handwriting,’ Maman reminded them. ‘He has a lot of letters to read.’ So Hugo and Inès sat at the kitchen table and wrote their note with enormous concentration, tongues poking out. Merry Christmas, Santa. We hope you like these. The reindeer can have the carrots. They set the plate of cookies by the fireplace and propped the card against it. In the morning, only crumbs were left, and on the back of the card, in tiny, looping writing that neither child recognised, was a single word: Merci.
This box depicts a plate of Santa cookies with a Merry Christmas card, the most beloved of all Christmas Eve rituals. It makes a lovely gift for a family with young children, a grandparent who loves to bake with the grandchildren, or anyone who still leaves out a treat for Santa. Place it on the hearth on Christmas Eve, beside the real plate, and keep it out as a reminder of the magic for the rest of the season.
Piece details
- Shaped as a plate of cookies for Santa
- Includes a small Merry Christmas card beside the treats
- Each surface decorated by hand on Limoges porcelain
- A hinged lid shelters a tiny keepsake
- A sweet tribute to the Christmas Eve cookie tradition
Tuck a child’s real note to Santa inside, folded small, and keep it for years to come.
