Santa Claus Retired Old World Christmas Inge Glas Belznickel Ornament

Gorgeous Large Belznickel Christmas Ornament made by Inge-Glas in West Germany. What a rare find and absolutely beautiful with wonderful detail and color. Perfect gift for the Santa or Christmas lover in your life. Makes a great hostess gift or first ornament for a little one or someone just starting out on their own. Great addition to your vintage Christmas ornament collection. This is a RETIRED old World Christmas ornament, and they are very hard to find anymore.

Each ornament is mouth blown and hand painted in the Inge-Glas workshop in Neustadt, Germany; a business owned and operated by the Muller-Blech family for 14 generations, since 1596. Dating back to the 1850's the Inge-Glas collection includes more than 6000 antique molds, many of which are re-introduced each year. Preserving the 410-year-old family tradition of glassblowing, every ornament is handcrafted in limited quantities. Each ornament from 1987 forward, carries the 5 - Point Star Crown of Inge-Glas, your guarantee that you possess a mouth blown, hand painted German Christmas ornament. Old World Christmas of Spokane Washington was the exclusive distributor for Inge Glas ornaments until 2000.

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