Rochard Sheep Porcelain Limoges Box, Farm and Nativity

A woolly sheep stands calm and content, as at home in a farmyard as beside a manger on Christmas Eve. Rochard shaped it as a Limoges box, hand-painted in Limoges, France.

Counting Sheep

Few animals carry as many meanings as the sheep: pastoral peace, a spring lamb, the flock watched by shepherds in the Christmas story. Rochard keeps the design simple and gentle, letting the soft fleece speak for itself. Each curl of wool is suggested with a careful brush.

From Pasture to Manger

• A Rochard farm animal design from Limoges, France
• Joins farm animal, pastoral and nativity groupings
• Pairs with rooster, cow and donkey pieces

A Flock of One

In December, set it beside a nativity scene so it joins the shepherds and wise men. The rest of the year it suits a farmhouse kitchen shelf, a knitter's craft room, or a nursery dresser where counting sheep is part of bedtime. It is a fitting present for a sheep farmer, a wool spinner, a Sunday school teacher, or anyone who keeps a quiet country spirit in a city home.