A tiny antique cottage house in red and green, its glass walls paper-thin and silvered with mercury from the inside.
Lauscha, Germany is considered the birthplace of glass Christmas ornaments, dating back to Protestant glassblowers who settled there in the 1590s. By the 1880s, F.W. Woolworth was importing Lauscha glass to the U.S., and at one point nearly all American tree glass traced back to this single town. This antique house ornament still carries its pontil mark on the base, a clear sign of authentic hand-blown age.
An exceptional find for a serious ornament collector, and a quiet, glinting piece of glassmaking history for the tree.
Made in Lauscha, Germany
Antique era: 1880s–early 1900s
Materials: mercury glass
Dimensions: approx. 2.5" tall, 1.75" square
Condition: excellent for its age, with only very minor color loss
