A Hoard of Rare Dresden Ornaments 2016-12-15 Auction - 72 Price Results - Soulis Auctions in MO
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CIRCA 1900 DRESDEN LOCOMOTIVE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTCIRCA 1900 DRESDEN BULL CHRISTMAS PAPER ORNAMENTCIRCA 1900 DRESDEN PAPER ELK CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
DoneDec 15, 2016 9:25 PM EST
Lone Jack, MO, United States
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A Hoard of Rare Dresden Ornaments

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Overland Park, Kansas -- A woman from the metro has uncovered a stash of the rarest, most desirable and expensive of all Antique Christmas Ornaments. Known as Dresdens after their place of origin in Germany, these pressed and gilded three-dimensional, hand-finished paper ornaments rarely survived and are thus highly prized by collectors today. And speaking of collectors, few can boast as many in their collection as this unsuspecting homemaker - more than 100! "They've been part of my life forever, but I had no idea they were so rare and so sought after," she says. So, in a flurry of downsizing, she's offering them at auction, with special thanks to her great grandfather, musician J. Louis Mundwyler and his family from San Francisco. They bought the precious baubles for their tree back around 1870 and the unpretentious little gems have been in the family ever since. They range in shape and theme from birds and animals to genre themes of the day. Very few have an actual Christmas theme but instead they resemble Turtles, Horses, Polo Players, a Steeplechase Rider, Steam Engines, Paddle Boats, an Elk, Butterflies, Owls, Elephants, a Rooster, Colorful 3-D Parrots, Sea Shells, Ships, Lions, Turkey, Dogs of many breeds horse Drawn Wagons filled Brush and much more. One of the rarest is the Winged Griffin Christmas Cracker. Christmas Crackers were small, sometimes figural, candy containers that were pulled open with a CRACK! Very few children left those on the tree and thus very few of them still exist.
 
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CIRCA 1900 DRESDEN EAGLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT: A three-dimensional embossed and pieced paper ornament with hand-painted details and glass eyes, measures 1.75 x 6 inches.
7942: CIRCA 1900 DRESDEN EAGLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTEst. $10-$1,000
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ANTIQUE GERMAN PAPIER MACHE CANDY CONTAINER: An antique papier mache candy container depicting a mouse and salami, printed paper details, flocking on the mouse, paper hinge, measures 4.5 inches.
7947: ANTIQUE GERMAN PAPIER MACHE CANDY CONTAINEREst. $10-$1,000
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CIRCA 1920 BLOWN GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT: The bust of a maidien, cold-painted face and details, measures 4 inches.
7954: CIRCA 1920 BLOWN GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTEst. $10-$1,000
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CIRCA 1920 BLOWN GLASS GIRL'S HEAD ORNAMENT: Double-sided with cold-painted details, measures 4 inches.
7963: CIRCA 1920 BLOWN GLASS GIRL'S HEAD ORNAMENTEst. $10-$1,000
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