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Product Description
This year, you can catch Santa being a little naughty. Here is the proof.
A little Naked Niko for your Christmas tree.
This unique ornament, made of mouth-blown glass and hand-painted in Neustadt, Germany, features the little guy without clothes and only covered by his lengthy, curly beard.
About Inge-Glas Ornaments:
The Inge-Glas ornaments are created by master artists who use the techniques and molds used for hundreds of years.
The 5-point star crown atop this ornament is recognizable worldwide as the symbol of authentic Inge-Glas craftsmanship. The ornaments are mouth-blown and hand-painted in the Inge-Glas workshop, a business owned and operated by the Mueller-Blech family for 14 generations, since 1596.
Item Number: ig-40110808
Measurement Details: (in US inches)
Naked Niko - 4.75 inches tall
About The Artist
In the 1960s, young Klaus Müller-Blech, a 14th generation descendent, spent countless hours in the glass workshops of his grandparents and parents learning various aspects of the profession. He then grew to love this vocation and realized it was undeniably ingrained in his spirit.
In 1992, during the Golden Glow of Christmas Past convention, Klaus met Birgit Eichhorn-Jeremias-Sohn. Birgit also came from a family of glassblowers in Neustadt, Germany. Both Klaus and Birgit attended the convention of antique Christmas ornament collectors to search for ornaments of their families' past. Klaus and Birgit soon fell in love and were married. The families joined forces and combined their traditions and skills. Together their collection includes more than 6,000 antique ornament moulds dating from the 1850s.
Inge-Glas, named after Heinz Müller-Blech's late wife, represents a family operated business that has been handcrafting glass ornaments with skills that have been passed on for generations by their forefathers. In 1987, the exclusive five-pointed Star CrownTM suspension ring was trademarked and caps these heirloom quality ornaments. Determined to stand out from other glass lines, Inge-Glas created the Star CrownTM so that from a distance all would be able to recognize ornaments from the Müller-Blech family workshops. The Star CrownTM has evolved into a symbol of the company's quality and craftsmanship.
Inge-Glas employs more than 100 artisans and yet still has the characteristics of a small family business. Using the same mould composition as those ornament moulds created more than 100 years ago, Inge-Glas keeps the spirit of a glass cottage industry alive.
It is the Müller-Blech family wish to share the joy and excitement of authentic, heirloom German Christmas ornaments.
Learn more about Inge-Glas history at Inge-Glas Web site.
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