Blue-Eyed Cherub Angel on Slender Antique Triple-Indent Glass Topper

12” tall, 3/8” Opening at base of Glass Spire – Best with Feather Tree Top Branch as Shown Here

SPECIAL FEATURES

This slender masterpiece is ideal for a feather tree that has a narrow top branch (see picture close up of topper on top tree branch). Glenn found original antique silver decorative “steifkantille” wire and formed it into graceful curves for original antique mercury glass bumpy bells with their original glass clappers. The beautiful antique triple-indent spire topper has a lovely blue and silver patina. Glenn paired it with a rare antique scrap cherub (in hard to find 6” size) with blue eyes the same delicate coloring as the glass spire. Each indent was meticulously decorated with 3 different kinds of antique and vintage trims, and vintage gold Dresden paper stars with tiny blue Rhinestones. Old-stock silver Lametta tinsel tail was added to the top of the spire, as was commonly seen on the old toppers. Lovingly handcrafted and signed by Glenn Giaimo. 

JUST IMAGINE, YOU ARE VIEWING AN ORNAMENT MADE WITH MATERIALS BETWEEN 60 AND 150 YEARS OLD!!! Dresden Star Ornaments are almost exclusively made with antique and vintage materials to include: glass ornaments from the 1890s to1950s (most of which were made in Germany); colorful Victorian embossed & die-cut paper “scraps” and chromolithographs from postcards and advertising trade cards (made in Europe between the 1870s and 1910); antique and vintage fabric to include chenille, lace, ribbon and metallic trims; antique and vintage tinsel from tree garlands and old-stock German-made Lametta tinsel; gold and silver old-stock Dresden paper trims, crepe paper, foil, gift wrap, spun-glass, and other embellishments. Since many of our creations contain glass ornaments that are as much as 120 years old, the condition and patina will vary, which this is part of their vintage one-of-a-kind charm and character. Items described as “antique” are dated between the 1870s and 1920. Items described as “vintage” are dated between the 1920s and the 1950s (mid-century). We also use newer Dresden trims (on occasion) and crinkle wire (to wire-wrap ornaments for durability) made more recently in Germany using techniques and equipment that have not changed over the past 150 years.

OUR SIGNATURE STYLE - TO MAKE AN ORNAMENT FOR YOU THAT LASTS FOR GENERATIONS! You will know you have a ultra-custom Dresden Star Work of Art because we sign and date each and every ornament, as well as add our gold hang tag with your specific ornament’s unique one-of-a-kind inventory number on it. You will receive your ornament gently packed between layers of tissue paper in a beautiful embossed gold box with care and handling instructions. With over 15 years of experience, we are expert at wire-wrapping each ornament to help protect it against accidental breakage (just like those smart Victorians). We take extra time and pains to meticulously back every scrap to cardstock and old-stock papers to protect these beautiful and fragile illustrations so they will last for generations to come.