Exhibit 5.1

                                   May 6, 2003

Enesco Group, Inc.
225 Windsor Drive
Itasca, IL  60143

     RE:  Enesco Group, Inc.
          Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         I am the Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Enesco Group,
Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), and am issuing this opinion
in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 being filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on or
about May 7, 2003 (the "Registration Statement") for the purpose of registering
with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), 200,000 shares (the "Shares") of common stock of the Company, par value
$.125 per share, issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued to Warner Bros.,
a division of Time Warner Entertainment, L.P. (predecessor in interest to Warner
Bros. Entertainment Inc. (the "Warrants") pursuant to the term of a Warrant
Agreement dated June 28, 2000 (the "Warrant Agreement"). Capitalized terms not
defined in this letter have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

         In this connection, I have examined and am familiar with originals or
copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of (i) the
Registration Statement, (ii) the Warrant Agreement, (iii) the Restated Articles
of Organization and the By-laws of the Company, as amended, each as currently in
effect, (iv) certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company relating to the Warrants, the Warrant Agreement and the Registration
Statement and certain other related matters, and (v) a certificate of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated April 30, 2003, certifying
that the Company has legal existence and is in good standing in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts; and such other documents, certificates and records as I have
deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth herein. In
such examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal
capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me
as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to
me as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the
originals of such copies. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed
herein which I have not independently established or verified, I have relied
upon statements and representations of other officers and representatives of the
Company and others regarding, among other things, the compliance with provisions
of the Warrant Agreement.

         I am admitted to the Bar of the State of Illinois and do not purport to
be an expert on any law other than the substantive law of the State of Illinois.





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         Based upon and subject to the foregoing, I am of the opinion that: (1)
the Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and (2) the Shares have been duly authorized for
issuance and, when the Shares have been paid for and certificates therefor have
been issued and delivered upon exercise of Warrants in accordance with the terms
of the Warrant Agreement as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the
Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         I do not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion letter to
cover, and accordingly I express no opinion as to the application of, the
securities or blue sky laws of the various states to the sale of the Shares.
This opinion is being rendered to you as of today. The opinions expresses herein
assume that there is no change in the facts, circumstances and law in effect on
the date of this opinion, particularly, as they relate to corporate authority
and the Company's good standing under Massachusetts law. I have assumed the
Company will remain in good standing as a Massachusetts corporation at all times
when shares of Common Stock are issued pursuant to the Warrants. I assume no
obligation to update or supplement this opinion letter to reflect any facts or
circumstances which may hereafter come to my attention with respect to the
opinions expressed above, including any change in applicable law.

         The opinions in this letter are rendered only to the Company in
connection with the filing of this Registration Statement. This letter may not
be paraphrased, quoted or summarized, nor may it be duplicated or reproduced in
part.

         I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I am
in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the 1933
Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

                                                  Very truly yours,


                                                  /s/ M. Frances Durden

                                                  M. Frances Durden
                                                  Vice President, Secretary
                                                  General Counsel and Clerk