Limoges Porcelain Eggs

Each Limoges Egg is entirely Hand-Painted in our Workshop, and is numbered and signed.

Spring is the season of birth in nature. The Limoges egg represents life and renaissance. It is a symbol that dates back to Ancient Egypt, Persia and the Romans. During the Middle Ages, it was prohibited to eat eggs during Lent. Yet, the chickens did not stop laying eggs! Thus, people began to decorate the eggs that they didn’t need and gave them as gifts. This tradition is still common place in some countries such as Germany. This tradition likewise evolved into the tradition of chocolate eggs.
The act of offering eggs also became an important part of the royal court of Louis XIV who established new traditions based on this custom. On the one hand, his subjects would take pride in bringing him the largest egg laid by their hens during the Holy Week. For his part, the day of Easter, Louix XIV would personally distribute eggs decorated in fine gold leaf to his courtesans and valets.