Wood turned on lathes that can be traced back to the small german mining town of seiffen, in the mountains of the erzgebirge around the czechoslovakian border. Every nutcracker we carry is a real german nutcracker from erzgebirge by chrrisian ulbricht or steinbach. This miner is dressed in his formal finery with black and red tunic and his white britches, both traditional and wonderful. For exact size please refer to cm indication 1 inch 2. German erzgebirge miner nutcracker christkindlmarkt. Christian ulbricht nutcrackers the ulbricht family history. Erzgebirgische the erzgebirge is a low mountain range in the province of saxony, germany. German christmas nutcrackers german christmas traditions. Our manufactures mueller gmbh and seiffener volkskunst eg are member of the erzgebirge association of craftsmen and toymakers e. Nutcracker wood christmas original erzgebirge seiffen. Vintage erzgebirge german nutcracker tambourmajor drum major. A brochure for the full collection of traditional nutcrackers is here. Erzgebirgische volkskunst seiffen nutcrackerhandmade. Prices in usd are subject to change due to currency exchange rates and are updated biweekly.
In 1958 in seiffen, germany, seiffener volkskunst was founded by several local craftsmen. Kindergarten oelsnitz, erzgebirge adressen im telefonbuch. This nutcracker shows a traditional saxon ore miner in his dress uniform. The nutcracker with the black hat has a seal to its underside which reads erzgebirge made in german democratic republic. Christian ulbricht nutcrackers the ulbricht family history nutcrackers and smokers have a romantic history. Buy german christmas nutcracker king red 27, 5 cm 11 inches authentic german erzgebirge nutcrackers christian ulbricht. Craftsmen in the erzgebirge have been making nutcrackers, smokers, carousels, christmas ornaments, and other handcrafts for more than 200 years. Erzgebirge erzgebirge nutcrackers at replacements, ltd. Ringo is the pyramid maker who was interviewed by martha stewart during her christmas special in 2001. The steinbach company or, steinbach gmbh vereinigte werkstaetten deutscher volkskunst, maintains two production workshops to produce its beautiful and whimsical nutcrackers. Click on each image for a larger view and more information. We offer more than 550 christmas pyramids, candle arches, nutcrackers and smokers. Sachsen imports works with small, familyrun factories in germany otto dotzauer kg, meinels stick, designerspitzen plauen gmbh to bring you the finest embroidery and german lace.
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We have been collecting them for 20 years and will be adding photos and descriptions of our collection to this website. In woodwork lessons we manufacture christmas decoration of the erzgebirge ore mountains. June 2018 newsletter leavenworth nutcracker museum. In the 14th century silver, tin, iron and nickel were mined here but it was always covers by a abundant forest. The erzgebirge is part of the german state saxony and lies close to the border to the czech republic. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Our typical german nutcrackers are handmade from wood and certificated. Shipping charges may apply all sizes in inches are approximate.
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