VINTAGE ITALY 3-D DIORAMA MERCURY GLASS. “SANTA IN HIS SLED WITH REINDEER” ON CHRISTMAS EVE. JUMBO DIORAMA INDENT ORNAMENT. VERY RARE PURPLE BACKGROUND. HARD TO FIND – MID CENTURY. ITALIAN MERCURY GLASS DIORAMA JUMBO SIZE. SANTA IN HIS SLED LED BY A REINDEER FLYING THROUGH THE SKY. HOUSE IN THE BACKGROUND WITH EVERGREEN TREES, MOUNTAINS AND CLOUDS. SANTA IS ALL DRESSED UP IN HIS RED SUIT AND HAT. SLED IS ALL PACKED UP WITH A TINY TREE AND TOYS. BROWN REINDEER LEADING THE WAY. FROSTY NIGHT SKY WITH STARS. SANTA IN HIS SLED IS FLYING OVER A WHITE FLUFFY CLOUD. Mercury Glass with Silver Ribbed design on the back. Both sides of the indent are in excellent vintage condition with no cracks or breakage. There is oxidation near the pike and of the hanger. The pike is in good condition and the hanger is present. The ornament is 3.5 TALL. This diorama is DIFFERENT and RARE THIS DEPICTION OF SANTA ON HIS SLED IS VERY SELDOM FOUND. How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus! There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. Church, New York Sun, Sep. WHAT A WONDERFUL ORNAMENT TO HAVE IN YOUR VINTAGE CHRISTMAS DIORAMA ORNAMENT COLLECTION. I have taken 10 photos of this wonderful vintage Diorama Santa Christmas Ornament. Please take a look at all photos and also enlarge them to get a better idea of the condition. This Italian Mercury Glass Diorama with Santa in his Sled and Reindeer is not new and has been used. It will show signs of usage, storage and aging. There will be scratches, discolorations and oxidation of the paint. The pike and hanger will also show signs of aging in the way of darkening/oxidation. This is expected in vintage Christmas Ornaments. There are no chips or cracks. The pike is in good condition and all the hanger is present. Most people who get the bug for collecting Vintage Christmas Ornaments start out with the easy tree ornaments and other Christmas. Collectibles often handed down from grandparents and parents. Others find a collection at a tag or yard sale and so it begins. Add one or several ornaments each year and slowly the collection begins. The joy is in fact actually being able to display your Vintage Christmas Ornament Collection each year and eventually passing them. Down to your own children and grandchildren. They also make cherished Christmas gifts that can last an entire lifetime when given. By one family member to another. Glass Christmas Tree Ornaments from the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950 are by far extremely popular these days with collectors. Fetch prices as low as twenty dollars all the way up to several hundred dollars for some of the rarer pieces. Because these are true relics from the past, all have some signs of wear which may include light scratches, surface wear, spots of paint. Loss and areas of discoloration. This is part of the vintage charm! The item “ITALY DIORAMA MERCURY GLASS JUMBO XMAS ORNAMENT SANTA SLED PURPLE BACKGROUND 50s” is in sale since Monday, May 22, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Holiday & Seasonal\Christmas\ Modern (1946-90)\Ornaments\Glass, Crystal”. The seller is “olde_time_christmas” and is located in Bronx, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy