Erzgebirge Richard Glaesser German Christmas Pyramid
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PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU DON'T INTEND ON PAYING! "I COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS TO SAVE YOU MONEY!!!!! " Up for Auction is this vintage 1940's-40's,Erzgebirge wooden German Pyramid. This is an original hand carved Richard Glaesser Christmas Pyramid. It is not a knock off from Poland or other parts of Germany . This pyramid has three levels. The highest level has the Angels trumpeting the arrival of Christmas and the birth of Jesus. The next level shows an angel announcing the birth of Jesus to the shepherds. The next level has the holy family surrounded by the three wise men with their camel. This is again one of the rarer and very hard to find original pyramids since most of the later ones do not have that motif. This Christmas Pyramid was manufactured sometime in the period between 1940's and 1950's when the Soviet Union controlled East Germany. The stamp on the bottom identifies that it came from Erzgebirge and further states that it was âeoemade in the German Democratic Republicâe. At that time all toy manufacturers w part of one large state owned company and private trade marks were not allowed. But t are certain elements which serve to identify this particular piece as being made by Richard Glaesser. First and foremost is the fence surrounding each level. This particular style was only used by Glaesser . It was his âeoe trademarkâ
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