Ornaments, Christmas Mercury Blown Glass, Cottage House, Lauscha, Germany, Antique

• Antique Christmas Ornament, Cottage House Mercury Glass Hand Painted, Lauscha Germany, Paper Thin Glass, Red, Green & Gold, Holiday Tree Decor, Collectible, (Discontinued)
• Made in: Lauscha, Germany
• Antique:  1880's - early 1900's 
• Details:  These Christmas Cottage House ornaments are a highly sought after collectible.  This one is very old, it is paper thin glass, a major tell-tale of authentic, old  Lauscha German ornaments.  Because of this, they are very fragile and not many have survived.  The house has simple colors, the silver mercury in the glass, plus red, green and gold.  It has the pontil mark on the bottom.  A wonderful gift for a collector!  We offer 20% off on the purchase of 3 or more ornaments.  Please Contact Us, let us know which ornaments you're interested in to receive discount.
• Materials:  Mercury Glass 
• Dimensions:  Approx. 2.5 inches Tall, 1.75 inches Square.
• Condition:  Antique - Used.  Excellent Condition for its age.  Very minor color loss as acceptable due to age/use/wear.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  All Sales Final.  Please remember these are ANTIQUE and VINTAGE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

Lauscha is not a brand name, it is considered the birthplace of glass Christmas ornaments.  Credited with their invention is Louis Greiner-Schlotfeger from Lauscha, Germany, (others give the name as Hans Greiner).  It all goes back to the 1590's when religious persecution forced groups of Protestant glass makers to leave their homes in Bavaria and go east to the Thuringian mountains.  Initially painstakingly hand made, by 1867, a gas works was built so Greiner and the other glassblowers had a hot, adjustable flame which allowed them to make thin-walled glass ornaments they are known for.  By 1880, F. W. Woolworth started to sell a few imported German glass ornaments which became extremely popular and as they say, the rest is history.  At one time 95% of the glass tree ornaments used in the USA came from Lauscha, Germany.  Lauscha continues their tradition of making glass ornament, with both privately run firms and workshops that carry on the old time craft.  Their exquisite glass ornaments are now highly sought-after collector's items and a treasured part of holiday celebrations worldwide.