The ore mountains erzgebirge are a low mountain range in the east of germany. Make offer vintage original erzgebirge nutcracker germany mib. Besides the famous nutcracker the erzgebirge is also known for wooden christmas pyramids, incense smokers and schwibbogen light arches. The upper western part of the ore mountains, known in german as erzgebirge, belongs to the ore mountainsvogtland nature park. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. The history of decorative nutcrackers goes back to the 17th century.
As the name suggests, the ancestors of rudolf czech born. Altogether the mountains extend on a length of 150 km 90 miles and width of 40 km 25 miles. Nutcrackers free delivery possible on eligible purchases. This soldier nutcracker features a handpainted face, white beard, and a sword at his waist. Wood turning on lathes can be traced back to the small german mining town of seiffen, in the mountains of. This page contains all mineral locality references listed on. An drei standorten gibt es bewilligungen zum abbau. The very first nutcracker, long before the german erzgebirge nutcrackers that are so popular today, was crafted by the greek aristotle who was seeking to invent a device to aid in the cracking of nut shells. Authentic german christmas nutcrackers erzgebirge palace.
Vintage erzgebirge german nutcracker soilder hand carved. What would erzgebirge folkart be without its nutcrackers. Erzgebirgische volkskunst popular arts and crafts from. Bergbaumuseum oelsnitzerzgebirge, oelsnitzerzgebirge, sachsen, germany. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. There is an older plan in hohenhameln in northern germany. Erzgebirge gifts nutcracker night watch man 37,5 cm14. Geyer ist eine landstadt im erzgebirgskreis des freistaats sachsen mit etwa 4000 einwohnern. German nutcracker king ashtree red, height 39 cm 15 inch, original erzgebirge by seiffener volkskunst see more. If you would prefer to read the unedited articles in their old format for free, we have provided a list of the article titles under chapters below. German traditional gifts handmade wooden art from the erzgebirge in germany. Craftsmen in the erzgebirge have been making nutcrackers, smokers, carousels, christmas ornaments, and other handcrafts for more than 200 years.
This plant was opened after the steinbach family moved from the erzgebirge region at the end of world war ii. A 14inch large nutcracker is traditionally produced in about operations and can contain up to 60 individual parts. This locality information is for reference purposes only. Historisches handwerk im erzgebirge kulturreiseideen. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Unfortunately, a serious wound during world war ii prevented him from continuing pursuit of his profession. Bereits jahrzehnte zuvor war um 15 mit dem bergbau begonnen worden. Jahrhundert wurde in dieser region silber abgebaut. Annaberg marienberg im erzgebirge bergbau geschichte. Wikipedia that means the book is composed entirely of articles from wikipedia that we have edited and redesigned into a book format. Nutcracker christmas erzgebirge seiffen king red varnished 38 cm 112111 new check this awesome product by going to the link at the image. We have been collecting them for 20 years and will be adding photos and descriptions of our collection to this website. It lies in the south of the german state saxonia and is certainly one of most beautiful and most traditional regions.
Further small areas are nature reserves and natural monuments, and are protected by the state. Since that time they have been dealing with the manufacturing of wooden items in traditional style of the erzgebirge. We only supply original black forest cuckoo clocks. The eastern part, called the eastern ore mountains osterzgebirge, is a protected landscape. Often the nutcracker is the image of authorities from the past. Our full catalog of nutcrackers, smokers, and pyramids can be found here. Click on each image for a larger view and more information.
Bergbaugeschichte montane kulturlandschaft erzgebirge. The nutcracker was first developed around 1870 and is nowadays one of the most famous representatives of the erzgebirge. He himself saw the light of the world in oelsnitz and became a miner on empressaugusta. Especially kings, soldiers and gendarmes are often used as a model. The steinbach company or, steinbach gmbh vereinigte werkstaetten deutscher volkskunst, maintains two production workshops to produce its beautiful and whimsical nutcrackers. This excellent, 120 page, hardcover book, is a wonderful resource for information and photos of these wonderful collectors items.
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