Earthenware Virgin of Childbirth with St-Omer hand painted decoration Size:H28cm (R:R2173) Beautiful Saint Maurice earthenware fruit

Beautiful Saint Maurice earthenware fruit bowl entirely handcrafted and cut by hand by our master craftsmen

then hand painted to add the details of plumage

5cm Plate / 1002P: D22cm Dessert / 1003P: D18cm Cake

The handmade nature means that each one of our decorative eggs is unique

Earthenware Virgin of Childbirth with St-Omer hand painted decoration Size:H28cm (R:R2173) Beautiful Saint Maurice earthenware fruitOur Virgin in childbirth earthenware statuette with St Omer hand painted decoration represents a crowned Virgin Mary carrying the infant Jesus in her arms, patron saint and protector of women in childbirth. It has a hollow crown to hold a candle and a hole at the bottom to allow a small amount of holy water to be poured into the statuette. They were a common object in rural homes in the 18th and 19th centuries. Traditionally the candle was lit when a