Rochard Santa Claus with a Bell Limoges Box

Santa Claus holds up a bell in this cheerful little figure box, as if calling everyone in for Christmas morning. Rochard shaped him in porcelain and painted him by hand in Limoges, France.

Ring In the Holidays

Bells have rung through Christmas songs and church towers for centuries, and Rochard put one right in Santa's hand. Santa and his bell are each brushed by hand, so every Santa has his own small personality once the paint has been fired.

Jingle Ready Displays

• A Rochard Christmas design from Limoges, France
• Joins a Santa, bell or Christmas carol grouping
• Looks festive next to sleigh, reindeer and wreath boxes

Fired and Painted by Hand

Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain, fired at very high heat, which gives it a bright white body for the painters to work on. Set this Santa on a side table, in the curio cabinet or on a windowsill where the winter light can reach him. He makes a lovely present for a church choir member, a bell ringer who volunteers each December, or the friend who already has a row of Santas and always has room for one more.