April 23, 2024
1920s Silver Indented, Glass Heart. Leaf Trim. German Glass Christmas Ornament
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Elegant, Deeply Indented Pebbled Heart with Leaves around the edges. German Glass Christmas Tree Ornament. 1920s. A true miniature heart. A very detailed heart shaped ornament. Soft gold lacquered heat Very deep indent... rays which lead to a tiny center deep in the heart Then a pebbled texture all around the flower, sides, and back of this heat ornament. But just look a bit more... leaves and vines around the outer edges molded into this heart. Really different and neat. 2.00" and in very good condition. Wonderful as a Christmas ornament, and this doubled as a Valentine's Day ornament on a white painted twig tree in our den. Glass ornament blown in Germany and hand painted there in the period between World War I and World War II—the Golden Age of Glass ornaments. This was a cottage industry, a means for the Germans to make money during the winter when they could not work in the fields. The sons and fathers blew the ornaments. The girls and mom would silver the ornaments inside, and then individually paint the ornaments, and grandma would take to the train station in the spring when the others were back in the fields. Then they went to the sea coast, put on ships, and arrived in New York to be delivered across the country, and we used them to decorate our trees. The origin is Lauscha, Germany. We are an older couple who
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