Exhibit 23.1

                               Consent of KPMG LLP


The Board of Directors
Enesco Group, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 File No. 2-97934, No. 33-11415, No. 33-42974, No. 33-50723, No.
33-58633, No. 333-11501, No. 333-48957, No. 333-68289, No. 333-69087, No.
333-75345, No. 333-91312 and No. 333-91318, of Enesco Group, Inc. and
subsidiaries of our reports dated February 18, 2003 with respect to the
consolidated balance sheet of Enesco Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December
31, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, retained
earnings, comprehensive income and cash flows for the year then ended, and the
related consolidated financial statement schedule, which reports are
incorporated by reference in and appear in, respectively, the December 31, 2002
annual report on Form 10-K of Enesco Group, Inc. and subsidiaries.

Our reports refer to our audit of the transitional disclosures required by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets, to revise the 2001 and 2000 consolidated financial
statements, as more fully described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial
statements. However, we were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any
procedures to the 2001 and 2000 consolidated financial statements other than
with respect to such disclosures.


KPMG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
March 24, 2003