Item under consideration is a vintage, mouth blown, hand painted and hand strung CHRISTMAS GLASS GARLAND ORNAMENT' SANTA ON THE MOVE'. Garland is 38 inches long and is comprised of three duplicate sets of'Santa in his sled being pulled by three reindeers'. Santa is dressed in a red coat and hat seated in his blue and gold sled surrounded by a sled full of toys.
Sled is being drawn by three golden reindeer each separated by a small blue bead. Christopher Radko has devoted years to restoring magic, sparkle, and fine craftsmanship to the way we celebrate social occasions.
Christopher Radko's ornaments are made entirely by hand using time honored techniques dating back to the 1800' s. A process requiring 7 days to produce a single ornament.This ornament under consideration is mouth blown by experienced European craftsmen using tempered glass to insure durability, lined with sterling silver for luminescence, and hand-painted with loving care in every intricate detail. As a sign of authenticity each ornament is capped with a golden crown bearing the word'RADKO'. Such touches insures Christopher Radko. Ornaments are instant heirlooms and a treasured gift.
The unique pieces that comprise the garlands, similar to those made at the turn of the century, are. Individually mouth blown and painstakingly hand painted and strung in the Czech Republic. Czech glass making has a long and proud history. The Roman army traveled north thru the area in the 1800's and established glass blowing factories in the Czech region of Bohemia. One of the many technical specialities developed in the region was the techniques of tiny hollow glass beads which were used for jewelry and on elegant ladies clothing. These silvered beads were strung or wired together. This tradition and others evolved into the hand made Christmas ornaments traditions of today. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Holiday & Seasonal\Wreaths, Garlands & Plants". The seller is "crystalcove2014" and is located in this country: US.This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malta, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Uganda, Luxembourg, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.