Rochard Nutcracker Limoges Box on a Gold Base
Standing at attention on a gold base, this nutcracker guards the holiday season with a soldier's pride. Rochard crafted the figure as a Limoges box, painted by hand in Limoges, France.
On Guard for Christmas
Nutcrackers have marched through German Christmas traditions for centuries, and Tchaikovsky's ballet made them stars of the season everywhere. Rochard's version stands tall on gleaming gold, giving the figure a formal, dress-parade look. Every detail of the uniform is brushed on by hand.
Sugar Plum Pairings
- A Rochard holiday design from Limoges, France
- Joins nutcracker, ballet and Christmas groupings
- Pairs with Santa, snowman and Christmas present pieces
Curtain Up on December
Bring it out the day after Thanksgiving and give it a post on the mantel, the piano or the entry table. It is a lovely present for a ballet dancer after Nutcracker season, a nutcracker collector with a whole regiment, or a hostess at a Christmas Eve dinner. Families who attend the ballet every year often mark the tradition with one new nutcracker each December.
From Clay to Christmas
Limoges porcelain is hard-paste, fired at very high heat, and many pieces are painted by hand after that firing, as this nutcracker was.