Christmas ceramic figurines - The drummer

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What would Provencal folklore be without the drummer? He plays the galoubet and the tambourine to make the “farandolaire lei” dance. He also plays the fife occasionally ... enough to bring music to your Christmas crib.
You will appreciate the finesse of the details of this figurine, made of terracotta and hand painted, it is available in 6 and 9 cm (2.4 or 3.6") high.
Each subject is unique and stamped, made by a craftsman twice the best worker of France ... to create a sublime Christmas crib and amaze young and old! ...

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$17.70

Santons

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	This santon wears the traditional 19th century Arles costume, with a ribbon headdress and a 7-fold shawl. Her name is Mireille and her romance, with Vincent the basket maker, is banned by her family. You will appreciate the finesse of the details of this figurine, made of terracotta and hand painted, it is available in 6 and 9 cm (2.4 or 3.6") high. Each subject is unique and stamped, made by a craftsman twice the best worker of France ... to create a sublime Christmas crib and amaze young and old! ...	Christmas ceramic figurines - The flower Woman $17.70
	In Provence, there is not only the costume of Arlesienne ... The Provencal woman wears the traditional costume of the Comtat Venaissin and a wicker basket on her arm. You will appreciate the finesse of the details of this figurine, made of terracotta and hand painted, it is available in 6 and 9 cm (2.4 or 3.6") high. Each subject is unique and stamped, made by a craftsman twice the best worker of France ... to create a sublime Christmas crib and amaze young and old! ...	Miniature figurines nativity scene - The provencal Woman $17.70
	In the tradition of the Arlesian costume, the more the years go by, the more we dress in dark. But make no mistake, I'm still cheerful! You will appreciate the finesse of the details of this figurine, made of terracotta and hand painted, it is available in 6 and 9 cm (2.4 or 3.6") high. Each subject is unique and stamped, made by a craftsman twice the best worker of France ... to create a sublime Christmas crib and amaze young and old! ...	Miniature figurines nativity scene - The old Woman $24.37
	The woman with cod (Fremo emé la bacaiau in Provencal) with a pestle of aioli illustrates traditional dishes in Provence. This figurine, made of terracotta and hand painted, is available in 6 and 9 cm (2.4 or 3.6") high. Each subject is unique and stamped, made by a craftsman twice the best worker of France ... to create a sublime Christmas crib and amaze young and old! ...	Figurines nativity set indoor - Woman with cod $17.70
	Create your own French nativity creche with these boxes of 3 characters that form a coherent set. These genuine santons of Provence are handmade by a santonnier in Aix en Provence. In this lot you will find the Provencal woman, Mr Mistral, and the old Arlesienne, available as 6 or 9 cm height. Each figurine is unique and stamped, crafted by a French 'artisan d'art' and labelled twice 'meilleur ouvrier de France' (best France craftman) ...	Santons of Provence x3 - Provencale, Mistral, Arlesienne $72.43

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All our santons are real Provencal Christmas santons. They have been handcrafted in terracotta and painted by hand for 3 generations.

Each subject is first modeled by hand to create the mold. In production, each subject is hand painted, color by color, in oils and acrylics.

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Christams figurines

In the crib, each character has a specific function to help recreate the Nativity scene surrounded by a village in Provence. Apart from the subjects of the stable, unavoidable, old Provencal trades are represented: baker, miller, shepherd, garlic seller, washerwoman, fisherman, and many others.

In fact, it is about reviving a village as if Jesus had been born in Provence: the angel Boufarèu (blower) announces the news to the shepherds. All the inhabitants converge on the stable to see the Newborn. They cross the hill, with their baskets of crops, their animals, go through the olive groves, and all the Provençal landscapes are represented.

So let yourself be transported by the magic of a Provençal crib, and immerse yourself in the world of santons, jovial and cheerful figurines. The spirit of Christmas is already blowing through your home!

Did you know?

The French word santon comes from the Provencal santoun which means "little saint". Originally, the living cribs were intended to recreate the scene of the Nativity in the churches, and since the Middle Ages under St. Francis of Assisi. But the French revolution banned them in public, which led families to use dummy figurines to continue the tradition in their homes.

These characters were made of different materials (paper mache, breadcrumbs, plaster). In Marseille, in the nineteenth century, the competition of Neapolitan merchants who sold santibelli, has generated a resistance from the Provencal santonniers. The latter imposed the cooked clay and proposed their creations on markets of santons. These are still very popular today, in parallel with the Christmas markets.

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