Box Fancy Poland Glass Christmas Ornaments Pinks Purples A box of one dozen simply gorgeous Mid Century Polish blown glass Christmas ornaments, most in shades of pink, lavender and purple. They're round, about 2-1/2" high, decorated with hand painted lilies of the valley and generic flowers, T-shape bands of color, and silver glitter.

The ornament with the silver background has a chipped pike visible below the metal cap. There is one ornament in the box that doesn't match the others although it coordinates well - the red with white mica and hand painted flower and leaf decoration. The box is marked Poland and is in good condition but missing the cellophane window in the lid.
Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: PL
Manufacturer: Mid Century Polish Import  

Box German Indent Glass Christmas Ornaments With Tree Topper Eight indented blown glass feather tree size Christmas ornaments and a matching feather tree topper in their original box, probably made in the late 1930s. The deeply indented spire tree topper is 6-3/4" high, tinted red and green over mercury silver. The 1-1/2" diameter deeply recessed indent ornaments are in pairs, four styles for a total of eight. Two are very dark solid green rimmed in white, almost black, two more are the same style but dark red in color. Two others are decorated with green rims, gold tinted indent ribs or rays, and red star centers. The last pair has a thin rust line at the rim with a flower shape in the center tinted gold, green, and rust-red. One of these has a break to one of the flower petals inside as shown with darkening of the inner mercury silvering.

With the exception of a little wear to the painted rims and the indent break to the ornament mentioned above, all are in good vintage condition with very mild age-appropriate wear. The plain cardboard box has a water stain on the lid and a missing staple at one corner. The box is stamped Made In Germany and has a penciled stock number and price of 59 cents. The ornaments are guaranteed original to the box and not a combination or marriage.

Circa: 1939
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Pre War German Import  

Box Poland Blown Glass Teardrop Christmas Ornaments Lavish Mica One dozen Mid Century blown glass Polish teardrop shape Christmas ornaments in vivid colors, heavily decorated with mica ground glass glitter. One ornament is a very attractive blue and purple indent and appears to be newer than the others. The other eleven are 3-3/4" long or slightly more. They all have wide vertical bands or stripes of color with glittered decoration such as pinecone or fish scale patterns, stars, and abstract designs. Some wear to the mica glitter, no chips or breaks. The box is not original and in fact the lid does not go with the bottom. Aside from a missing cellophane window though the box is in good condition.

Circa: 1950s - 1960s
Country of Origin: PL
Manufacturer: Mid Century Polish Import  

Box Purple Angel Hair Unsilvered West Germany Bell Christmas Ornaments This boxed set of six West German glass bell ornaments is very unusual. The 3 inch high bells are unsilvered, decorated with white coconut textured snow, mica glitter stars, and blue sequins on the outside. Puffs of purple angel hair inside the bells provide the color.

Three of the bells have shooting star designs with side panels of white coconut, the other three have vertical bands of coconut with a center row of sequined-center mica stars. The metal caps are marked West Germany. The ornaments date to the post-war years, 1947 to early 1950s, and are in excellent vintage condition with no damage and little if any wear. The plain manila box has some penciled writing on one side and a split corner on the lid, otherwise intact.

Circa: 1947 - 1952
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Post War West German Import  

Box 25 Miniature Feather Tree Christmas Ornaments 25 multi-colored mini silvered mercury glass Christmas ornaments, perfect for a tabletop or feather tree. They come in a 1950s mini ornament box. The 13 largest ornaments are 3/4" to 7/8" diameter, the 12 small ones are about 1/2 inch. All have metal caps or wire loops for hanging. One ornament is a double indent. They have typical spottiness and wear from age and handling but no chips or breaks.

Circa: 1930s - 1950s
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Pre and Post War Japan Import  

Box Poland Glass Red White Mica Starburst Glass Christmas Ornaments This box of twelve 2" blown glass Christmas ornaments was made in Poland. They are all bright Christmas red, decorated with Eames era painted white snowflakes or starbursts and geometric lines, enhanced with white mica glitter. No chips or breaks, though a couple of the ornaments have a little snow flocking. Some are starting to lose their inner silvering which gives the ornaments a near transparent effect when held to the light, but the red finish is still intact. The box is in very good condition with no tears or damage. The cellophane window in the lid is loose at two corners.

Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: PL
Manufacturer: Mid Century Polish Import  

Box Fancy Wire Star Wrapped Indent Glass Christmas Ornaments A boxed set of six truly gorgeous Mid Century West Germany colored indent glass Christmas ornaments, each with a halo star frame made of woven gold bullion wire and secured to the ornament with thin, crinkly gold wires. The red, blue, and pink ornaments are about 2-3/8" diameter. With the star surrounds they're about 3-1/2" diameter. The ornaments have a rayed star pattern recessed indent in the center front, with a half-inch band of white mica glitter around the rim opening. The metal caps are marked West Germany.

One of the pink ornaments has a loose star, it just needs to have the wires re-wrapped. This ornament has some loss of the inner silvering, causing a semi-transparent effect to the pink color. I noted a few broken wires to the other ornaments here and there, no other damage or problems. The plain covered manila box is in excellent condition.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Mid Century West German Import  

Box 5 Poland Blue Glass Long Ribbed Teardrop Christmas Ornaments Five blown glass Polish long ribbed teardrop or icicle ornaments in metallic blue, still in their original box (which originally held six ornaments). They range from 5-1/2" to 6" long and are shabby in an attractive, antique manner with remnants of old snow flocking and age wear to the silvering and blue finish. The metal caps say Poland and are intact but somewhat rusty. The ornaments originally had vertical mica stripes on the ridges but most has worn away from age and handling. There are no chips or breaks. The box is intact and in good condition but is missing the cellophane window covering.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: PL
Manufacturer: Post War Polish Import  

Box 12 Small Indented Glass Christmas Ornaments A dozen 1950s feather tree size indented glass Christmas ornaments, about 1-3/4" diameter. Two are Polish and German replacements, the rest were made in Japan and are original to the box (as I received them). Each has a deep center indent tinted in red, yellow, or green. The two non-Japan ornaments have fancier, multi colored centers. One ornament is decorated with a wide band of pink mica glitter at the rim, the others have painted pink, green, blue, red and purple stripes and bands on silver. Some minor paint wear as shown, no chips or breaks. The box is in excellent condition with cellophane window intact.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Mid Century Japan Import  

4 Hand Painted Mica Glitter Blown Polish Glass Christmas Ornaments Four very pretty blown glass Christmas ornaments, made in Poland in the 1950s. They're 2-3/4" diameter and have alternating wide vertical bands of white mica snow glitter and hand painted floral designs on mercury silvered backgrounds. Two are blue, two are magenta or pink-purple. The metal caps are marked Poland. They have some finish wear from age and handling, nothing serious, and one has a chip at the pike that isn't totally covered by the cap. They'll be shipped in a non-original ornament box with a molded insert that fits the balls perfectly.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: PL
Manufacturer: Mid Century Polish Import  

Box Shiny Brite Striped Glass Christmas Ornaments A set of 12 Shiny Brite round silvered glass Christmas ornaments painted in colorful horizontal stripes. They're 2" high by about 1-3/4" diameter and come in a late 1950s Shiny Brite ornament box. There are no chips or breaks but they do have some typical age and handling wear to the finish or painted stripes.Many of the ornaments have a pearly frosted or transparent effect to the silver areas, caused from natural deterioration of the inner silvering. This is something that eventually affects virtually all silvered ornaments. The box is in very good condition with no tears, cellophane window intact.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

Box 12 Poland Teardrop Indent Glass Christmas Ornaments One dozen medium size vintage blown glass Polish teardrop Christmas ornaments in bright colors with colorful reflector indents. They're 3" to 3-1/4" long, a couple a little smaller. Many of the center indents are tinted in multiple colors, the deep indents forming various rayed, star, and flower designs. The backs are nicely decorated too, in fish scale, striped, flowered, squiggle lines, stenciled bell and other patterns.

The ornaments date to the 1950s and do have some wear to the finish, minor spottiness, and wear to the mica glitter. A few have natural deterioration of the inner silvering which causes a semi-transparent effect when the ornaments are backlit, and one has a small sliver-like chip in the rayed center (ornament in the lower right corner, first photo). The plain box has storage wear but is intact, there is no lid.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: PL
Manufacturer: Mid Century Polish Import  

Box 1965 Shiny Brite Miniature Red, Blue, Gold Christmas Ornaments One dozen miniature or feather tree size glass Christmas tree ornaments in their original box by Shiny Brite. There are four each solid red, blue, and gold 1 inch diameter ornaments. The box has the Max Eckardt & Sons name on it, is dated 1965, and states the ornaments are American Made. One of the gold balls has lost quite a bit of its inner silvering, and there is age spottiness as shown but no chips or breaks, and all have their wire hangers. The cellophane box lid window is broken.

Circa: 1965
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

Box Shiny Brite Mica Stripes and Stencil Scenes Glass Christmas Ornaments One dozen assorted vintage Shiny Brite stripes and scenes glass Christmas ornaments in a period Shiny Brite box, all with white and colored mica glitter decoration. The sizes range from 2-3/8" to 2-3/4" diameter. They're decorated in a rainbow of colored striped patterns, some with blue, pink, or yellow mica bands, others with white mica. One has a Merry Christmas greeting with holly leaves stenciled in mica glitter on both sides, another has a snowy pine trees stenciled scene. There is typical, normal wear to the finish from age and handling to some of the ornaments. No chips or breaks. The late 1950s era box is in excellent condition with corners and cellophane window intact, A name is written in black on one cover flap.

Circa: 1940s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

Box 15 Extra Large Pink and Red American Made Glass Christmas Ornaments A dozen plus three oversize Mid-Century, American made glass Christmas ornaments in pink and red. Thirteen of the ornaments are a full 3" diameter. One of each color is a little smaller, but even these would be considered fairly large size Christmas ornaments by most standards. Most of the pink ones have Shiny Brite caps, the reds are marked Made in U.S.A. The ornaments have no chips or breaks but they do have some spottiness and uneven coloring from age and handling. They come in a large ornament box with no lid - the box itself measures 15 by 12 inches. I added three additional 3" pink Shiny Brites after the photos were taken, they aren't shown but will be included for a total of 15 ornaments.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite, Others  

Box Lanissa West Germany Icicle Teardrop Glass Christmas Ornaments Three Mid Century long icicle or skinny teardrop blown glass Christmas ornaments in their original box, made in West Germany by Lanissa. They're about six inches long, decorated with white mica squiggle lines. One is turquoise blue, the other two are gold. There is some wear to the mica decoration and the blue ornament has some minor finish wear from age or handling. No chips or breaks. The box is missing the cellophane window but otherwise intact.

Circa: 1955 - 1965
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Lanissa  

Box Red Shiny Brite Miniature Glass Christmas Ornaments A dozen box of 1 inch diameter miniature or feather tree size Shiny Brite glass Christmas ornaments in bright Christmas red. Included in the box is a little manila packet labeled "Wire Hangers Enclosed". When new it held the wire hanging loops now attached to the necks of the ornaments, but the original owner used them to store 12 metal ornament hooks for the tree.

The ornaments are in very good condition, without much of the discoloration and age spotting common to these smaller Mid Century American ornaments. Though they are still shiny and reflective, there is some faint loss of the inner silvering which gives them a near-transparent effect when held up to strong light, but it's not noticeable otherwise.The box has a small split at the center back hinge, otherwise it's in very good condition.

Circa: 1940s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

Box Shiny Brite Eames Era UFO Rings Stripes Glass Christmas Ornaments Whether you call them tops, lanterns, UFOs, or something else, these classic 1940s to 1950s Shiny Brite Christmas ornament shapes are instantly recognizable. They're about 2-3/4" high, silvered with colorful painted horizontal stripes on the staggered rings. They come in a late 1950s to early 1960s Shiny Brite box (not original, the box is a spare that I'm including with the ornaments). The box is intact and has its cellophane window but has darkened with age and has marker ink on the lid. The ornaments have minor age and handling wear as shown but nothing serious and no chips or breaks. All have their correct Shiny Brite U.S.A. metal caps. For some reason the colors appear dark and garish in my pictures - must have been a bad camera day. I think the ornaments look far better in person.

Circa: 1940s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

Box Green Shiny Brite Miniature Glass Christmas Ornaments A dozen box of 1 inch diameter miniature or feather tree size Shiny Brite glass Christmas ornaments in bright Christmas green. Included in the box is a little manila packet labeled "Wire Hangers Enclosed". When new it held the wire hanging loops now attached to the necks of the ornaments, but the original owner used them to store 12 metal ornament hooks for the tree.

The ornaments are in good condition, very slight age spotting but nothing noticeable. There is however some faint loss of the inner silvering which gives them a pearly appearance and a near-transparent effect when held up to strong light. The box has a slight split at the center of the back hinge and the cellophane window is loose at one corner but intact.

Circa: 1940s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

Box Retro 60s Shiny Brite Tie Dye Blue Purple Bells Glass Christmas Ornaments Four retro, totally-groovy-man Shiny Brite glass bell Christmas ornaments in rainbow shades of variegated blue and violet-purple. The shaded color effect reminds me of tie-dyed shirts - the original ones from the 1960s.

The American made bells come in their original Shiny Brite box dated 1965. They're 3-1/4" high and are in very good condition, a little light wear from age and handling, nothing very noticeable. The colors are unfaded and just pop out at you. See my other listings for some similar round tie-dye style ornaments.

Circa: 1965
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

Box Retro 60s Shiny Brite Tie Dye Blue Magenta Glass Christmas Ornaments I just love the bold rainbow effect of these colorful round Shiny Brite glass Christmas ornaments. They're decorated in variegated shading of violet blue and deep magenta, almost purple - and remind me of the original tie-died shirts that were popular around the same time period. There are eleven 2" diameter ornaments. The 12th is a replacement of the same size, an unsilvered solid cobalt blue ball made in Poland.

The eleven American made rainbow tie dye ornaments all have their correct metal Shiny Brite caps. There is some very mild age and handling wear, nothing very noticeable, no chips or breaks. The original Shiny Brite box is dated 1967. It has minor storage wear and grease pencil price on one flap, cellophane window is intact. See my other listings for some similar bell shape tie-dye style ornaments.

Circa: 1967
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

12 Colorful Stripes Vintage Glass Christmas Ornaments These twelve 2-1/4" silvered glass Christmas ornaments date from the late 1930s through the 1950s. All are decorated with horizontal painted stripes in a variety of bright and pastel colors. Seven of the ornaments have Shiny Brite metal caps but all are American made.

Half of the ornaments have dark, vivid background coloring of deep greens, blues, and purple. Several are quite old and do show some wear to the painted stripes, minor scratches to the colored finishes (one green has considerable scratching to one side only), and varying degrees of inner mercury silvering loss which results in a pearly or near-transparent effect when held to the light. None have any chips or breaks. The ornaments come in a Shiny Brite box bottom with no lid.

Circa: 1930s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite and Others  

Box Shiny Brite Solid Turquoise Blue Glass Christmas Ornaments Five 1-3/4" diameter Shiny Brite glass Christmas ornaments in peacock or turquoise blue, still in their original "Fanci-Pak" carton. This carton was used by the makers of Shiny Brite, Max Eckhardt & Sons, from 1957 until about 1954. One ornament looks lighter in color than the others, possibly faded, and has light crazing of the color on one side. The others are in good vintage condition with bright coloring.

Circa: 1957 - 1964
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

4 Boxes Solid Pink Shiny Brite Glass Christmas Ornaments Twenty 1-3/4" diameter Shiny Brite glass Christmas ornaments in solid baby pink, still in their four original "Fanci-Pak" cartons. This carton style was used by the makers of Shiny Brite, Max Eckhardt & Sons, from 1957 until about 1954. The ornaments have minor, light wear from age and handling, nothing noticeable. No breaks or chips.

Circa: 1957 - 1964
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite  

Box Shiny Brite 1930s - 40s Deco Lanterns and Barrels Glass Christmas Ornaments Most of these 12 brightly colored Shiny Brite glass ornaments are from the late 1930s. All are in Art Deco inspired barrel, lantern, and bottle shapes and are about 2-1/2" high. All have the distinctive ribbed metal Shiny Brite caps. They come in a Shiny Brite box that is newer than the ornaments themselves, circa late 1950s to early 1960s.

Several ornaments have some inner silvering loss, noticeable only when held to the light. The colors are still bright and bold and the finish has little wear. The box and lid are in good vintage condition.

Circa: 1939
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite