Mon Bon Patron
My Good Patron

Feve

Roland Nex
Domremy La Pucelle, France
1997
Ceramic
1 1/8 inch
Feves are baked in a cake for Twelfth Night (Three Kings Night or Epiphany); the person who finds it becomes king of the feast. The name feve is the word for "bean" and originally beans were baked in the cake, but since around 1960 it has been ceramic trinkets. If there are two, one is for a king and one for a queen.

Set of eight, all related to St Nicolas in Lorraine, including the Basilica in St Nicolas-de-Port.