Every bauble is crafted with the same love, care, and attention that goes into our mugs and ceramics. From Victoria’s hand-drawn British designs to the fine bone china from St. Austell, Cornwall, every detail is thoughtfully made to bring festive charm to your home.

Duchess China – Heritage Craftsmanship

Our baubles are proudly made by Duchess China, based in Staffordshire, handcrafting fine bone china since 1888. Duchess is one of the last historic bone china producers remaining in the UK, blending traditional skill with modern sustainability.

Their generations of hand-skilled craftsmanship ensure that every piece carries the heritage and quality associated with Staffordshire ceramics. Duchess combines generations of traditional skill with modern sustainability, ensuring each bauble is strong, beautiful, and made with care. Supporting British craftsmanship has been important to Victoria from day one, and Duchess China was the natural partner for our luxury baubles.

From Clay to Christmas Magic

• Fine Bone China & Glazing: Each bauble is hand-dipped into glaze, a highly skilled traditional process giving a smooth, glossy white finish. They are then fired at a lower temperature of 1080°C for several hours to set the glaze.
  
• Quality Checks: Every individual bauble is hand-checked to ensure it’s fault-free. Minor imperfections such as pinholes or impurities are corrected, while pieces that cannot be fixed are marked as seconds — nothing goes to waste.
  
• Decoration: Designs are silk-screen printed as decals and applied by hand to each bauble. They then go for a final firing at 850°C for 5–6 hours, permanently adhering the decoration to the glaze.
  
• Final Touches: Once fired, each bauble is hand-checked again, fitted with our signature Victoria Eggs jute string swing tag, and carefully packed for dispatch to our warehouse — ready to bring festive joy to your home.
  

Sustainability & Reuse

At Victoria Eggs, we care about every step of the process — including reducing waste and energy use:

• Recycled Clay: Any baubles that don’t meet our exacting standards are sent to a local tile company where the clay is reused and recycled.
  
• Glaze Reuse: Excess glaze is collected and repurposed, ensuring nothing goes to waste.
  
• Energy Efficiency: Duchess China has installed energy-efficient kilns and systems that recycle excess heat to dry clay, minimising energy consumption throughout production.
  

Every Victoria Eggs bauble is therefore not only beautiful and handmade but also part of a thoughtful, environmentally conscious process.

A Celebration of Craft and Christmas Spirit

Every Victoria Eggs bauble tells a story — of heritage, skill, sustainability, and whimsy. From the Staffordshire workshops to your tree, each one is handcrafted to spark delight, preserve tradition, and add a little British magic to your Christmas.