Antique Cotton Batting and Paper Scrap Santa Claus Christmas Ornament A wonderful 1800s antique full figure Santa Claus Christmas ornament, made from cotton batting and German litho paper scraps. The Santa figure is about 5 inches high, the cotton body dusted with flakes of clear snow glitter. Both back and front have lithographed, embossed scrap heads, the front has Santa holding a scrap fancy Christmas tree lavishly decorated with lit candles and ornaments. The cotton body has a pleasant natural aged coloring, the paper scraps are in excellent condition. A small hanging hole is at the top, allowing you to insert a cord or wire loop for hanging.

Circa: 1890
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Victorian Era German Production  

3 Antique German Composition Fruit Christmas Ornaments A carrot and two pears antique German composition Christmas ornaments from Germany. They're less than 2 inches high with wire hangers at the tops and come with old steel shepherd's crook ornament hangers. The green and red pear and red carrot appear to be lacquered spun cotton or paper maché. Both have typical age crazing to the paint and are coated in a light sugar glitter glaze. The yellow and pink pear is more firm, possibly clay or plaster, and is completely covered in Venetian Dew (tiny clear bead glitter). All three ornaments are in very good condition for their age.

Circa: 1920s
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Pre War German Import  

Ceramic Pixie Elf Gnome Christmas Ornament Figurine Hooked Cap An adorable 1950s Japan porcelain Christmas gnome or elf, 3 inches high. He's sitting with legs crossed, a holly wreath in his hands. The top of his cap forms a hook so you can hang him on the tree as an ornament. Hand painted face with bright green eyes, rosy cheeks, and open O shaped mouth, so cute! Marked Japan in red ink on the underside, excellent condition. Two are available, price is per gnome.
Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Mid Century Japan Import  

Boy Angel Paper Scrap and Tinsel Antique Christmas Ornament A large antique embossed paper scrap and tinsel Christmas ornament featuring a curly haired boy angel holding a horn cornucopia filled with roses in one arm, a bell in his other hand. He stands on a white scrolly ribbon banner with a candle-lit tree at one side. The angel may in fact be a girl but the tunic style short sleeve gown looks more boyish to me. He has long white wings at his back, but clear red cellophane-type wings have been added at the sides. The angel is framed in clover shape wired gold feather tinsel, a spray of fine gold tinsel strands above his head and hanging tassel-like at the bottom.

The ornament is 10-3/4 inches long overall by 6-1/5" wide. The stiff paperboard back piece is marked in pencil with what looks like 4¢. There are two tiny brown stains or spots at the inner right side of the lower ribbon banner and a small tear at the center right side of the Christmas tree. The litho print is embossed, glossy, and fairly heavy, somewhat darkened with age at the back. I doubt the ornament is Victorian but should date from around 1910 to the early 1920s.

Circa: 1920
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Pre War American Production  

9 Tiny German Erzgebirge Wood Angel Christmas Figures A vintage nine piece tiny musical angel band, made of hand painted carved wood in the Erzgebirge region of East Germany. The little angels are only an inch or so long in the sitting position, they were probably attached to candlesticks at one time. Each is playing a different musical instrument, one holds a song sheet titled Stille Nacht (Silent Night in German). The angels are all in good condition with nothing missing or broken, very slight signs of age and use. Ideal for display on any platform or flat surface, or you can tie cords around their necks or wings to hang as ornaments on the Christmas tree.

Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Mid Century East German Import  

1960s Angel in 3-D Flocked Christmas Ball Ornament This cute, kitschy 1960s ornament features a retro angel figure bursting out of a flocked hollow Christmas ball. She has a plastic head and gold foil scrap wings. Her flocked dress is pink and the angel holds a foil scrap songbook. The ornament is hard paper-mache over cardboard, covered in yellow velour flocking with gold eyelash braid. It's marked Japan on the metal cap hanger and has a paper Japan label on the bottom. About 3-1/2 inches high, in good vintage condition.

Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Mid Century Japan Import  

Chenille Wired Tulle Wings Angel in Wire Wreath Christmas Ornament Here's a sweet 1950s chenille angel Christmas ornament frames in a halo of curly spiral gold bullion wire. The little angel has a fluffy chenille body, arms, and legs, wired tulle wings, and spun cotton head topped with yellow curly chenille hair. She holds a foil and chenille candle and has painted closed eyes with long lashes. The angel is about 2-1/4 inches high, the wired wreath encircling her is about 3-1/2 inches diameter.

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

6 Christmas Putz Pinecone Chenille Gnomes Dwarfs Elves Figures Whether you call them gnomes, elves, or dwarfs, these charming pine cone, chenille, and spun cotton figures were popular dimestore Christmas decorations from the 1930s through 1950s. Kids, pets, and handling through the years were hard on the fragile gnomes though, and those that have survived in good condition are now very sought-after collectibles.

The gnomes average about 3 inches high and are marked Japan. Four have molded clay faces, two have plastic faces with hand painted features. Four have pinecone bodies, one sits on a pinecone. Most show some wear from age and use: the elf with cymbals is missing many of the cone tips, the red spun cotton elf has some dark spots to the back of his hat and lower body, the green hat elf is missing some face paint, and one elf's face is oddly ghost-white instead of pink or flesh colored.

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

1940s Nativity Scene Christmas Ornament Light Cover Mint in Box This neat combination light cover and Christmas tree ornament is a 3-dimensional Nativity manger scene, 5 inches wide by 3-5/8" high. Inside the foil-covered cardboard stable are chalkware figures of Mary, Joseph, and the newborn Baby Jesus. A hole in the back wall allows you to insert a bulb from your Christmas light string to illuminate the scene. Clear coconut snow glitter covers the roof, and a star cutout below the roof allows light to come through.

The stable has some glue drips from manufacture below the roof line but is still shiny and clean, undoubtedly never used. The box has old clear tape on one edge, otherwise it's in good condition. Instructions for use are printed on one end, this is printed on another: "The New Tree Ornament, This Nativity scene of Mary, Joseph, and the Christ Child with light shining down on the Babe in the manger is a new and sparkling creation in Christmas tree decorations". There are no manufacturer markings on the box or ornament, only a 25 cent price stamp. It was made in America in the 1930s or 1940s based on ornament and box design, plus the fact it was made for use with the old smaller base C-6 light bulbs.

Circa: 1930
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Pre War American Import  

1950s Japan Composition Mica Putz Snowman Christmas Ornament This very cute glittered putz snowman Christmas ornament was made in 1950s Japan. He's 3-3/4 inches tall and can stand by himself or hang from the tree. His body is made of composition paper maché balls painted white and dotted with mica glitter. He has a red stiff cardboard top hat, white stiff bottle brush chenille arms, a lacquered red berry nose, green rayon ribbon scarf, and a fluffy chenille pipe in his mouth. .Excellent condition with no damage.

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

Pair Japan Porcelain Christmas Angel Bell Ornaments A pair of adorable hand painted porcelain angel Christmas bell ornaments from 1950s Japan. They're 3 inches high, wearing hooded red capes and holding a lyre and an accordion or concertina. The angels have rosy cheeks, tiny red bow mouths, gold-tipped wings, and dark eyes with long lashes. Each has a wired ceramic clapper inside the bell gown and a molded hanger above her fur-lined hood. One has a couple of tiny paint flakes to the back of her coat, the other has a scratch to the lower side of her red coat, otherwise they're in excellent vintage condition.

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

Clay Face Chenille Santa on Cotton Compo Ball Christmas Ornament A wonderful old chenille and cotton composition Santa ornament from either pre-war Japan or Germany. Santa has a molded clay face with hand painted features features, beard, and hair. He sits atop a soft cotton ball which was painted white and coated with white mica glitter. Pink foil holly leaves cap the ball at the top. A wired curly rayon loop forms a swing for Santa to hold onto, and there's a wire hook at the top for hanging. Total height not including the wire hanger is about 4-1/4 inches, the stiffened cotton ball is about 2" diameter. There is a little wear to the paint and glittered coating on the ball, otherwise the ornament is in good vintage condition.

Circa: 1938
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Pre War German Import  

1950s Christmas Pinecone Chenille Gnomes Elves in Mesh Swings A pair of two 1950s pine cone gnomes, elves or dwarfs. About 3-3/4" high, each elf is sitting in a wired metallic foil mesh swing Christmas ornament. The mesh swings have gold cord hangers but they can stand upright as well. The gnomes have hand painted hard plastic faces, chenille arms and legs, spun cotton feet, and flocked paper caps. Each sits on a little snow flocked pinecone and each holds a musical instrument or songbook made of chenille or foil scrap. There are some minor bends to the green and red mesh, nothing serious. Although not marked, they were made in Japan for Shiny Brite.

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

4 Mica Paper Mache Bird Vintage Christmas Ornaments A collection of four vintage mica encrusted and glittered paper maché bird Christmas ornaments, all made in the 1950s or earlier. The red bird was is a candy container with removable head. He's missing his beak.

The other three are ornaments, about 3 inches long - one each white, yellow, and pink. Two have wiggly plastic googly eyes. The yellow bird has a paper label reading Frankel Assoc. The others don't have labels but look similar enough that I believe they're all from the same maker. The birds are in good vintage condition with minor wear from age and handling including creased joints, glitter loss, and beak wear.

Circa: 1950
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Frankel Associates  

3 Japan Christmas Pinecone Elves Red Glitter Spun Cotton Chenille A trio of cute Christmas pine cone elves or gnomes, made in 1950s Japan. They're about 3 inches high and have real pinecone bodies dusted with red mica glitter. Their cone hats and heads are spun cotton with lacquered berry noses and white chenille beards. Each holds a wired tinsel candy cane and a composition mushroom in his chenille arms. One has one or two missing pinecone petals at the side back.

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

Porcelain Angel With Lyre Wired Tulle Wings Clip On Christmas Ornament This clip-on ceramic musical angel figurine Christmas ornament was made in 1950s Japan. About 3-1/4" high, she has wired tulle wings decorated with glitter and holds a lyre or harp musical instrument with one hand posed away from her body. A metal spring clip is attached to her back so that she can decorate your Christmas tree as an ornament, or adorn a wreath or other decoration. She also stands upright as a figurine. Ideal for display year round as the gold and white colors are not specific to Christmas only. Marked Japan in red on the underside, the angel is in excellent condition with no damage or crazing, and little if any wear to the gold trim. Two are available, price is per angel.

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

Porcelain Cherub Bell Figurines, Set of 4 A set of four 3 inch bone china porcelain bell figurines with sweet little cherubs on top, each playing a musical instrument. The bells are decorated with applied spaghetti flower garlands, the angels' wings and instruments are trimmed in gold. Each has a ceramic clapper and a hanging loop at the top to use as an ornament, though they're not particularly Christmas themed. They are not marked but a sliver of a gold foil label remains inside one - they would have been made in Taiwan in the late 1970s to mid 1980s.Excellent condition with no damage.

Circa: 1979
Country of Origin: TW
Manufacturer: Mid Century Taiwan Import  

Angel With Tree Paper Scrap and Tinsel Christmas Ornament A large antique embossed paper scrap and tinsel Christmas ornament featuring an angel holding a feather tree in one arm, a lit candle in her other hand. She wears a crown and a long pink gown with jeweled collar and placket. She has long white wings at her back, but clear red cellophane-type wings have been added at the sides. The angel is framed in figure-8 loops of wired gold feather tinsel, a spray of fine gold tinsel strands above her head.

The ornament is 10 inches long overall by 7 inches wide across the cello wings. The stiff paperboard back piece is marked in pencil with what looks like 4¢. The only damage is a pair of brown stains above the angel's knees. The litho print is embossed, glossy, and fairly heavy. I doubt the ornament is Victorian but should date from around 1910 to the early 1920s.

Circa: 1920
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Pre War American Production  

Occupied Japan Clay Face Chenille Santa Christmas Ornament This wonderful red chenille Santa Claus figure ornament was made in Occupied Japan between 1946 and 1951. About 5-1/4 inches long with legs slightly bent, he has an expressive molded, hand painted clay face, real cotton beard, and holds a green chenille tree in one hand. The original paper Made In Occupied Japan is still attached to the top of the Santa. The green tree is slightly faded. In very good vintage condition, guaranteed original and authentic.

Circa: 1946 - 1951
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Occupied Japan  

Burlap Christmas Pixie Santa Claus Ornament in Original Package This cute circa 1970 Christmas ornament is a pixie-like Santa Claus with a burlap suit, painted face, and red sequin decoration. About 6-1/2" long, the pixie still has its Made In Taiwan label attached to the cord hanger and comes with its original plastic package, which has been opened. Excellent, probably never used condition.

Circa: 1970
Country of Origin: TW
Manufacturer: Mid Century Taiwan Import  

Box 1950s Diorama Christmas Ornaments Feather Angels Inside Three charming vintage angel diorama Christmas ornaments in their original box (which once held four). They are 3" balls coated in white coconut type snow glitter with star cutouts in the centers rimmed in gold glitter. Inside the balls are little angel figures standing in clouds of fluffy white feathers.

The ornaments look like paper mache or even eggshells but may be plastic - it's hard to tell as they're so thickly coated both inside and out. The angel figures have spun cotton heads with painted faces, chenille arms, and mesh netting gowns trimmed with gold glitter. Gold cord hangers are attached to the tops with paper Made in Japan labels still attached. They are good condition, with some of the feathery snow floating loose as shown. The box is missing the cellophane window to the lid and has general age and storage wear. The label is marked "Another Trim a Tree Product, Egg Ornament 4 Pcs Ass't Col, By Noel Decorations Inc., 200 Fifth Ave., NY, Made In Japan".

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

6 Real Eggshell Angel Theme Diorama Christmas Ornaments A set of six Mid Century Christmas ornaments made from real eggshells, decorated with brightly colored paint, glitter, and ricrac on the outsides. The centers are cut open to reveal paper scrap scenes of angels cut from old Christmas cards, framed in soft white cotton.

The ornaments are 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 inches high. Each has a cord hanger securely attached to the top. All six ornaments are in excellent condition with no breaks or damage. The one decorated with pink sequins may have a couple of missing sequins at the back.

Circa: 1960
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Mid Century American Production  

Ceramic Pixie Girl With Rhinestone Eyes Christmas Ornaments These two adorable ceramic Christmas ornaments are little blond pixie-like girls in red footed pajama suits and caps with spaghetti fur pompoms. Their eyes and jammie buttons are clear rhinestones - one button stone is missing as shown but should be easy to replace (or ignore). The children are 4 inches tall and have one hand raised to their cheeks. Each has a paper Japan sticker on the underside of one foot. You can remove the red rayon cord ornament hangers to display them as figurines if you like. Some mild crazing to their faces, otherwise no damage aside from the missing rhinestone button. Price is for the pair.

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

4 Vintage Tulle, Foil, Composition Christmas Angel Ornament Figures An assortment of 1950s and 1960s Japan Christmas angel ornaments and figures in a variety of materials. Two have wired tulle chiffon wings and gowns. The larger of these is just over 4 inches high. She has a plastic face, chenille arms, curly yellow chenille hair, and holds a gold plastic violin. The smaller tulle angel is 2-1/2" high.

Next is a metallic silver angel ornament, 3-1/4" high. She has metal foil wings, silver corded string hair, and wears a silver lamé over cardboard cone dress. The last angel is 4-1/4" high, wearing a gold foil crown and pink glittered felt robe over her flocked paper cone dress. Her wings are embossed silver scrap, her hair is yellow curly chenille. She has chenille arms, a spun cotton head, and holds a composition candle. All four angels are in very good vintage condition with some creases to the foil crown and wings.

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

Honeycomb Angels Christmas Package Trims Mint on Card Adorable set of 1960s tissue honeycomb paper Christmas package decorations, never used and mint in their still-sealed package. There are four flat-back angels in pink and white with gold foiled cardboard wings, 3 inches high. They have adhesive backs for attaching to your wrapped gifts. The pink, gold, and white colors make them suitable for birthday decorations as well as Christmas.

Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Mid Century Japan Import