Ceramic King Cake Feves

The french fèves are hand painted porcelain or ceramic figurines.

Ceramic king cake feves.

They are made to be put in the epiphany cake also called the king cake. Our feves come from bakery suppliers throughout france and we scour europe for older vintage feves. They are made to be put in the epiphany cake also called the king cake. This is a tradition from france which happens every year on january 6th.

The figures are approximately 1 1 2 inches tall and each has its name written in french. The most common king cake feve material is ceramic. Tiny baby jesus sheep and lamb gold metallic metal french feve figurine infant nativity creche santon figurines king cake feves v90 valueartifacts. Only 3 left.

The tradition in france is to bake a cake. Fèves are hand painted porcelain or ceramic figurines about 2 5 3 cm from france. This is a tradition from france which happens every year on january 6th. The most popular color.

Our favorite series of king cake feves is a set of provencal nativity santons. 5 out of 5 stars 21 200 21 200 reviews 4 50. A king cake sometimes referred to as kingcake kings cake king s cake or three kings cake is a type of cake associated in a number of countries with the festival of epiphany at the end of the christmas season. The most popular color.

See more ideas about king cake ceramic figures french christmas traditions. Modern fèves can be made out of other materials such as porcelain or plastic and can take varied shapes and forms. Originally it s the day when the three wise men came to bethlehem to honour baby jesus. What started out roughly 300 years ago as a dry french bread type dough with sugar on.

Feve collector is the premier source for french feves in the us. Feb 3 2013 explore izumi ogata s board feves followed by 316 people on pinterest. A fève is a small trinket hidden in a king cake or similar dessert. Originally it s the day when the three wise men came to bethlehem to honour baby jesus.

Known for our vast selection fast dependable shipping and excellent customer service. They are put inside an epiphany cake or king cake gâteau de roi for the epiphany holiday la fête de l épiphanie ou fête des rois on january 6th. The themes of fève are very diverse and may include religious. The french fèves are hand painted porcelain or ceramic figurines.

They may also be known as trinkets or favors the french word fève translates to fava bean which is what was originally hidden in the cake. The set contains 25 figures including mary joseph baby jesus the angel gabriel 3 wise men a donkey cow sheep camel shepherd camel driver and various village people.