Pair mushrooms on clip
Material: Blown glass, metal clip, painted with gelatin
Size: 10 cm high
Age: ca. 1930
Origin: Lauscha, Deutschland
Condition:
Good used condition with normal signs of age.
Description:
Antique glass Christmas ornament featuring two fly agaric mushrooms of different sizes. Their pointed red caps are decorated with small white-colored dots and rest on white-painted stems. Both mushrooms are mounted in coiled metal springs on a shared metal clip. A tuft of green fibers completes the decoration. Age-related wear, minor paint losses, and patina to the springs and clip emphasize its antique character. Please refer to the photographs for condition and details. A charming collectible from Lauscha, dating to the 1930s. Guaranteed antique – not a reproduction.
Glass ornaments from Lauscha:
Since the mid-19th century, glass Christmas tree ornaments were made primarily by cottage workers in Thuringia. According to legend, a poor glassblower from Lauscha invented them in 1847 as a substitute for expensive apples and walnuts. A documented order for six dozen “Christmas baubles” dates to 1848. The construction of the Lauscha gasworks in 1867 enabled glassblowers to produce larger baubles with thinner walls. From around 1870, silver nitrate replaced the hazardous tin-and-lead alloy previously used to create their reflective finish. The ornaments were then hand-painted or dipped in colour and sometimes decorated with glitter. Trading firms in Sonneberg handled distribution. Exports to the United States, notably through F. W. Woolworth from around 1880, helped bring Lauscha Christmas ornaments to an international market.
