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Original nutcrackers from the erzgebirge in germany are a traditional german christmas decoration. Nutcracker hussar nature christmas nutcracker erzgebirge. Oct 27, 20 the nussknacker haus in leavenworth, wa offers the most complete online store of german nutcrackers, smoking men, and related products. Carvings by famous names like junghanel, klaus mertens, karl, olaf kolbe, petersen, christian ulbricht and especially the steinbach nutcrackers have become collectors items.
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Hello, we provide concise yet detailed articles on german choices. Nowadays most modern versions serve a predominantly decorative purpose. A 14inch large nutcracker is traditionally produced in about operations and can contain up to 60 individual parts. Dec 29, 2019 a nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells. Klaus merten, marios father, counts himself among the traditionalists. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Klaus merten santa with sack smoker nutcrackers, smokers, old world, incense. A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells.
Merten klaus merton opened his small family workshop in steffen, germany in 1985. German incense smokers make great german gifts for christmas sort or. We have been collecting them for 20 years and will be adding photos and descriptions of our collection to this website. We have only the highest quality german nutcrackers for sale. Nutcracker vintage wooden soldier made in german democratic republic. Tucked deep in the erzgebirge mountains of eastern germany, this hamlet has. Although we feature the works of christian steinbach and christian ulbricht, we have nutcrackers made by many other makers including lothar and hanno junghanel, klaus mertens, olaf kolbe, helgard petersen, and the workshops of kwo, erzgebirge. Our full catalog of nutcrackers, smokers, and pyramids can be found here. When you find the article helpful, feel free to share it with your friends or colleagues. This blog is a pictorial inventory of unique or otherwise interesting smallscale fixtures seen across the entire range of retailing. And as the nutcracker regiments march off into a new era, it is assumed. The most popular and famous nutcracker carvings come from sonneberg in thuringia, and form the ore mountains.
Prices in usd are subject to change due to currency exchange rates and are updated biweekly. German traditional gifts handmade wooden art from the erzgebirge in. Just as a cityscape is built up of individual bricks, beams and boards, so a store is constructed of many smallscale fixtures that combine to help create the sellingfloor environment. Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. German nutcrackers by fuchtner company in seiffen germany. Thereby for example the session information or language setting are stored on your computer. Especially kings, soldiers and gendarmes are often used as a model. A cottage industry for carving nutcrackers developed in rural germany and the tradition was exported to the united states with european immigrants. The erzgebirge is located along the border between germany and the czech republic, southwest of dresden.
The nutcrackers we recognise today began to take shape around 1870. Dec 15, 2014 nutcrackers have a long history dec 15, 2014. Carvings from famous names like klaus mertens, junghanel, christian ulbricht, karl, olaf kolbe, petersen, and especially the steinbach nutcrackers have become collectors items. Christian ulbricht designs nutcrackers, smokers, pyramids, ornaments, tour birds, struwwelpeter and all of which are made of handcrafted wood. Although we feature the works of christian steinbach and christian ulbricht, we have nutcrackers made by many other makers including lothar and hanno junghanel, klaus mertens, olaf kolbe, helgard petersen, and the workshops of kwo, erzgebirge volkunst, and others. Smokers, nutcrackers, pyramids, christmas arcs, flower children, angels and many more for christmas decoration. The nussknacker haus in leavenworth, wa offers the most.
Woodcarving usually provided the only income for the people living there. Erzgebirgepalace german nutcrackers, incense smokers. Many other modern makers are representedchristian ulbricht, lothar junghanel, klaus mertens, franz karl, olaf kolbe, helgard petersen, gunther ulbricht and the many workshops of the erzgebirge. Nutcracker collection for sale nutcracker collection for sale nutcracker story nutcrackers have been made in germany in the erzgebirge ore mountains since hundreds of years. Their surface treatment is a special technique that is transparent and the wood grain acts as an additio. Houtsnijwerk door bekende namen als junghanel, klaus mertens, karl, olaf kolbe. The nutcracker was first developed around 1870 and is nowadays one of the most famous representatives of the erzgebirge. Great website great product unbelievably fast delivery time john pa. Carvings by famous names like junghanel, klaus mertens, karl, olaf kolbe, petersen, christian ulbricht, and especially the steinbach.
A wellknown type portrays a person whose mouth forms the jaws of the nutcracker, though many of these are meant for decoration. Erzgebirgische the erzgebirge is a low mountain range in the province of saxony, germany. What would erzgebirge folkart be without its nutcrackers. We offer you a wide selection of wooden arches, nutcracker, smokers, pyramids, easter decoration, antique decoration in our shop allover the year. Wilhelm fuchtner produced the first erzgebirge nutcracker of spruce in 1870.